eco.montJournal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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Eco.mont Vol. 5 Nr. 1, pp. 5-18, 2013/06/05
Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
The setting up of the European network of protected areas (Natura 2000) is nearing completion. Alpine rivers with nearnaturalmorphology and dynamics have become rare and are highly endangered. Myricaria germanica, an endangeredindicator species of Alpine rivers, reflects riverine landscape diversity. The study is based upon an evaluation of literatureas well as upon new data. The analysis of the actual distribution of habitat 3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetationwith M. germanica identifies the river Isel and its tributaries Schwarzach, Kalserbach and Tauernbach as an importantaddition to the Natura 2000 network.