Abstract:

Riparian forests are non-marketed natural resources offering: habitats for plants and animals, flood retention and recreational areas. Sustainable, multifunctional management of riparian forests needs improved knowledge on the interaction of hydraulic, sedimentological and ecological processes involved. The interactions will be studied by field investigations, laboratory experiments and numerical modelling on different scales. Management guidelines for riparian forests are sought as output from the project.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Peter ERGENZINGER / Institut für Geographische Wissenschaften Freie Universitat Berlin / GERMANY

Participant

• Agenzia Provinciale per la Protezione dell' Ambien ITALY
• Walter MOTTL / Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry AUSTRIA
• Andreas DITTRICH / Universität Karlsruhe Institut für Wasserwirtschaft und Kulturtechnik / GERMANY
• Florin FLORINETH / Universität für Bodenkultur Department of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction / AUSTRIA
• Aronne ARMANINI / Università degli Studi di Trento Dipartimento di ingegneria civile ed ambientale / ITALY