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)
Lepidopteraabout 4.000 speciesCoordinator:
Dipteraestimated 10.000 speciesCoordinator:
Myriapods & basal hexapodsmore than 1.000 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Nesrine Akkari (NHM Vienna)
Mag. Daniela Bartel (NHM Vienna)
Coleopteraabout 7.500 speciesCoordinator:
Plantsmore than 3.300 speciesCoordinator:
Vertebratesmore than 600 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Stephan Koblmüller (University of Graz)
Dr. Frank Zachos (NHM Vienna)
Hymenopteraestimated 10.000 speciesCoordinators:
Mag. Dominique Zimmermann (NHM Vienna)
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bärbel Pachinger (BOKU Vienna)
Mag. Esther Ockermüller
Insecta variaestimated 5.000 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Werner Holzinger (Ökoteam Graz)
Mag. Gernot Kunz (University of Graz)
Cheliceratamore than 1.000 speciesCoordinators:
Mag. Christoph Hörweg (NHM Vienna)
Dr. Günther Raspotnig (University of Graz)
Evertebrata variamore than 5.000 speciesCoordinators:
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ABOL-BioBlitz in the Biosphere Reserve Nockberge11. August, 2020 - 00:45Parallel to the Day of Biodiversity (Tag der Artenvielfalt) in the National Park Hohe Tauern, the 5th GEO Nature Day was held in the Biosphere Reserve Nockberge on 17th & 18th June. Similar to the previous year, ABOL participated with the BioBlitz campaign to demonstrate the opportunities of DNA-barcoding to the taxonomic experts, and also […]
ABOL BioBlitz in the National Park Hohe Tauern3. August, 2020 - 16:21Like last year, ABOL again participated with a BioBlitz campaign in the day of biodiversity (Tag der Artenvielfalt) in the National Park Hohe Tauern. The experts met from 17th to 19th July in the Tyrolean part of the Hohe Tauern, in the Umbaltal – a vallay with lonely side valleys and a wide range of […]
Days of Biodiversity 202014. July, 2020 - 18:16Dear ABOL community, due to the current situation, we can finally announce that there will be an ABOL conference this year, on December 5th following the Biodiversity Forum. Both events will take place together as Days of Biodiversity in St. Pölten – the 3rd Austrian Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on December 4th and the […]