Martina Köhler

Hochschule Anhalt · Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development (FB 1)

Introduction Dry calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich habitats worldwide but strongly endangered by abandonment causing a severe decline of characteristic species such as orchids. To counteract further degradation, economically sustainable restoration tools such as megaherbivore grazing, that aim to substitute extinct wild grazers,...

Dry calcareous grasslands are one of the most species-rich habitats in the cultural landscape of Central Europe. The species richness largely resulted from the activities of humans and their livestock. Due to large-scale abandonment driven by socioeconomic changes during the last century, shrub encroachment is one of the main threats to many orchid...

In Germany, the xerothermophilic grasshopper Oedipoda germanica occurs at its northern range and is threatened with extinction here. Recent populations have often been low in individuals and use very small areas. As a result, conservationists are often concerned about integrating these sites into management when pasturing is reintroduced. In 2014–2...

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Large herbivores, such as robust horse breeds, are increasingly used to develop and maintain open habitats. However, their use on calcareous grasslands has rarely been tested. On the one hand, conservationists fear an unequal use of the pasture with partial abandonment, encroachment or reduced ground light conditions, as well as partial over-grazin...

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Numerous studies have esta­lished the positive effects on plant and animal species and on the structural diversity of large her­bivores grazing. Using the example of the Natura 2000 site “Tote Täler südwestlich Freyburg” the study shows that this management regime is suita­ble to maintain and improve calcareous grasslands in accordance with the Ha­...