Projects

Projects contributing to ABOL can be found here

ABOL cluster & projects

The ABOL initiative is dedicated to the recording and evaluation of the diversity of Austrian animals, plants and fungi (see About us). The overall project is executed by ABOL projects based on taxonomic groups (see ABOL cluster). These clusters integrate experts who participate in planning and realization of respective projects.

Large-scale projects

ABOL aims to establish trans-institutional and transnational cooperations. Bringing together expertise from various sources and benefitting from synergies increases the quality of the output.
Currently, two large-scale projects contribute to ABOL. The HRSM project, funded by the BMBWF, is a joint project among five Austrian universities (-> read more). The BRIDGE-1 project (FFG) BIO-PLANBAR is conducted by the University of Graz (Lead), the Universalmuseum Joanneum and the Ökoteam (-> read more).

Select projects:

All 55 /active projects 21 /applied projects 11 /Cluster Coleoptera 4 /Cluster Diptera 2 /Cluster Evertebrata varia 8 /Cluster Fungi & Lichen 3 /Cluster Hymenoptera 2 /Cluster Insecta varia 9 /Cluster Lepidoptera 7 /Cluster Myriapods & Basal Hexapods 3 /Cluster Plants 3 /Cluster Vertebrata 7 /completed projects 31 /cross-cluster projects 8 /eDNA projects 8 /HRSM project 1 /international projects 5 /large-scale projects 4

Austrian Amphipods

Alpine salamander & common wall lizard

GeMonA+

Collage: ABOL

ABOL-RefDat

Photo: Valérian Gouëset

Viel-Falter Monitoring

Pool frog

Photo: Wolfgang Gessl (www.pisces.at)

Emerald gudgeon

Polycelis nigra (Tricladida, Planariidae). Photo: M. Greilhuber

Turbellaria

Woodlice

Th. Rücker

Higher fungi

Spring snails

Lepidoptera of Lower Austria

Rhagium bifasciatum (c) M. Sonnleitner

DNA barcoding of forest insects

Malaisefalle (c) M. Sonnleitner

BIOSCAN Malaise trap project

Bio-Planbar

HRSM project

Lymnaea stagnalis (c) C. Hörweg

eDNA project Cercaria

Cordulegaster heros (c) I. Fischer

Crayfish and dragonflies of Vienna

Cercaria Project

Dragonflies of Vienna

DNA barcoding of Elmidae

Butterflies of the Koblacher Ried

DNA barcoding of Trichoptera and Plecoptera of Vorarlberg

N. Szucsich

DNA barcoding of butterflies of Vorarlberg

DNA barcoding of butterflies from Austria

NOENO: Noctuoidea of Lower Austria

Invasive plants

Spring gentians

Wild bees of Vienna

N. Szucsich

Selected wild bees

Orthoptera

Trichoptera

Aphidinae (plant louse)

Weevils

Lichen Caloplaca

Culicidae

Lichen Rinodina

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Vorarlberg

Primarily wingless Insects

Butterflies & Moths

Vertebrates

N. Szucsich

Glomeridae

Parasitic Worms

N. Szucsich

Molluscs

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