Welcome to SALVERE

The next Conference "Alpenländisches Expertenforum" related to SALVERE will take place at AREC Raumberg-Gumpenstein from 12. - 13. June 2012, the detailed programme will follow.

 

THE SALVERE HANDBOOK IS OUT NOW!!!

 

   "Practical handbook for seed harvest and ecological restoration

    of species-rich grasslands"

     edited by: Michele Scotton, Anita Kirmer and Bernhard Krautzer

     ISBN: 978-88-6129-800-2

     Content, 124 pages 

    BOOKORDER: www.raumberg-gumpenstein.at

 (original)

Extensively managed semi-natural grassland can be regarded as a seed source useful to establish new species rich areas. Indeed, they are normally rich in species of native provenance and for this reason they can be harvested to obtain propagation material with high ecological value. State of the art techniques to create forage meadows or to restore degraded areas using commercial seed mixtures are not comparable with the target of ecological restoration done with propagation material from semi-natural grassland. Therefore a large number of different harvesting methods and application techniques have been developed for exploitation and application of site-specific seed or plant material. This handbook gives mainly an overview on techniques for seed harvesting and techniques for the establishment of semi-natural grassland.

Keywords: semi-natural grassland, harvesting methods, restoration techniques, donor site, receptor site, biodiversity