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Austria:
Ennstaler Alpen / Gesäuse
| For
the Natura Network Initiative... |
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A
representative of Nationalpark Gesäuse GmbH, Fachbereich Naturschutz
& Naturraum |
| Daniel
Kreiner |
| Country |
Austria |
| Natura
2000 site location |
Styria |
| Nearest
urban settlement |
Graz |
| Natura
2000 site name |
Ennstaler
Alpen / Gesäuse |
| Unofficial
but locally accepted name/s for the site / estate |
Gesäuse |
| Natura
2000 site number |
AT
2210000 |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
14,530
ha |
| Site
classificiation / description |
Famous
alpine landscape in the Northern Limestone Alps, from the deep-sided
Gesäuse gorge of the river Enns (500 m) to the highest peak the
Hochtor (2369 m) it covers an area of highest biodiversity and several
endemic species. |
| Key
Habitat types |
alpine
rivers |
| brooks
and well springs |
| montane
and riverine forests |
| dwarf
mountain-pine shrub |
| alpine
pastures |
| calcareous
grasland |
| limestone
pavements |
| Key
Species types |
Rosalia
alpina |
| Picoides
tridactylus |
| Dendrocopos
leucotos |
| Ficedula
parva |
| Tetrao
tetrix |
| Tetrao
urogallus |
| Bonasa
bonasia |
| Lagopus
mutus |
| Lutra
lutra |
| Cottus
gobio |
| Eudontomyzon
mariae |
| Leuciscus
souffia agassizi |
| Alcedo
atthis |
| Bombina
variegata |
|
Cypripedium calceolus |
| bats |
| Key
management issues |
Management
plan for rivers, forests, alpine pastures and visitor management,
reestablishment of ecologically functioning river landscape along
the Enns river and it's tributaries, riverbank rebuilding (Eudontomyzon
mariae, Leuciscus souffia agassizi), removal of fish barriers (Cottus
gobio, Thymallus thymallus), regeneration of mixed forests (Rosalia
alina, Tetrao urogallus, Bonasa bonasia), protection of wildlife habitats
against disturbance (Tetrao urogallus, Tetrao tetrix, Lagopus mutus),
regulating pasture density (alpine pastures), selective thinning of
former pastures (Tetrao tetrix), etc. |
| Natura
Network Agreements |
| Promoting
Natura 2000 at the local level |
In
the framework of our LIFE Nature project we will do a lot of information
work (excursions, presentations for the public and stakeholders),
production of signs, info panels and brochures, information by specially
trained rangers, workshops, etc. Information an our website and through
our magazine "Im Gseis". |
| Involving
local stakeholders in the management planning process - creating a
local area partnership |
We
will prepare the sectoral management plans and involve stakeholders
(i.e. Federal Office for flood control for the managementplan Enns,
Styrian Forest Administration for the Forest managementplan), the
results of the LIFE project and the further steps will be published
in an "After-LIFE-Conservation-Plan", we will compile the
managementplan and will also be responsible for implementing it (together
with the public authorities). |
| Involved
in a natural site 'Twinning' / networking / knowledge exchange at
the European level? |
National
Park Kalkalpen (Wellspring monitoring, forest management), National
Park Berchtesgaden (GIS, remote sensing), etc |
| Branding
of Natura 2000 |
We
will use the LIFE and NATURA 2000 logos in the future |
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