eco.montJournal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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Eco.mont Vol. 10 Nr. 2, pp. 64-68, 2018/06/29
Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
The habitats of many animal and plant species are being lost because of human intervention. The expansion of settlement and industrial areas, the drainage of wetlands for cultivation, building check dams across bodies of water and the expansion of infrastructure are squeezing species so much that many are classified as endangered. Insurmountable obstacles on migratory routes present such huge barriers that animals are isolated in their populations, no genetic exchange can take place, and potential habitats can no longer be populated. The forestry operation at Inneres Salzkammergut, Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf; Austrian federal forest corporation) is counteracting this through active habitat design, networking and protection.
Keywords: Natura 2000, species in need of strict protection, biotop network