Find here a list of the ABOL clusters, the organism-specific subunits of the overall project, along with species counts and information on coordinators and links to currently running projects. In some groups species counts are rough estimates as no recent data are available. The ABOL initiative will contribute substantially to a reliable data basis.
Fungi & Lichensmore than 17.000 speciesCoordinators:
Ao Univ.-Prof. Dr. Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber (University of Vienna)
Ao Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Grube (University of Graz)
Myriapods & basal hexapodsmore than 1.000 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Nesrine Akkari (NHM Vienna)
Mag. Daniela Bartel (NHM Vienna)
Plantsmore than 3.300 speciesCoordinator:
- Vertebratamore than 600 species
Coordinators:
Dr. Stephan Koblmüller (University of Graz)
Dr. Frank Zachos (NHM Vienna)
- Hymenopteraapproximately 10.000 species
Coordinators:
Dr. Dominique Zimmermann (NHM Vienna)
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bärbel Pachinger (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU)
Mag. Esther Ockermüller
- Insecta variaapproximately 5.000 species
Coordinators:
Dr. Werner Holzinger (Ökoteam Graz)
Mag. Gernot Kunz (University of Graz)
- Chelicerataapproximately 1.000 species
Coordinators:
Mag. Christoph Hörweg (NHM Vienna)
Dr. Günther Raspotnig (University of Graz)
- Evertebrata variamore than 5.000 species
Coordinator:
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9th ABOL meeting 2022 – a retrospect24. November, 2022 - 13:24After 2 years of virtual conferences, we were very happy to be able to hold the ABOL annual conference physically again this year. On November 18th the time had come. The 9th ABOL conference took place in the Haus für Natur, Museum Niederösterreich, after the 5th Austrian Biodiversity Forum. As usual, the lecture program was […]
ABOL goes Zambia14. November, 2022 - 23:43DNA barcoding workshop at the University of Zambia In early October, ABOL held a DNA barcoding workshop at the University of Zambia (UNZA) in Lusaka together with Prof. Cyprian Katongo. The workshop – as part of the OeAD cooperation development research project “DNA barcoding of Zambia’s biodiversity” (led by the University of Graz) – […]
ABOL BioBlitz in the National Park Hohe Tauern3. August, 2022 - 15:02Once again this year, the Biodiversity Day in the National Park Hohe Tauern was not accompanied by good weather. With gusts of wind, cold, rain and occasional windows of sunshine, dedicated experts collected biodiversity data again last weekend – this year in the Carinthian part of the National Park in the Maltatal. The high altitudes […]