Project description
STIK
STIK is a joint project with project partners from the Geoinformatics / GIS research department of the University of Tübingen, the Department of Landscape Ecology and Vegetation Science of the University of Hohenheim and AT-Verband, which coordinates the project.
The objective of this project is to make orchard management fit for the challenges of climate change. Climate change, with its potential effects on temperature, solar radiation intensity, (soil) water balance and possible threats from invasive species and pests, will increasingly leave its impact on orchard meadows.
The socio-ecological system of orchard meadows is already suffering from economic, administrative and social challenges – from ageing stands and problematic ownership structures to insufficient profitability and a weak data basis.
STIK addresses these problems with different scientific approaches and explicitly involves the younger generation in order to keep the orchard landscape idea alive in the long term.
Highlights
- Data collection and vulnerability analysis for orchard meadow sites.
- Development of possible adaptation measures.
- Viable management and utilisation models as a planning basis.
Project partners
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