Work package 2:
Biodiversity, the soil-water system and production in vineyards

Leader of work package: Johann Zaller
Work program

Inventories of biodiversity (vascular plants, earthworms, collembola, wild bees), soil and production parameters at the plot and field scale.

Hypothesis

  • Diversity of vascular plant species and plant functional groups promote soil biota, pollinators and influence chemical, physical and hydrological soil properties
  • Biodiversity-based ecosystem services decrease with increasing land use intensity
Tasks

Standardisation of sampling methodology, protocols and procedures (Workshop)
Leader: Silvia Winter, Daniel Cluzeau

Inventory of vascular plants
Leader: Silvia Winter

Inventory of soil biota
Leader: Daniel Cluzeau, Johann Zaller

Inventory of pollinators (wild bees)
Leader: Bärbel Pachinger

Inventory of chemical, physical and hydrological soil properties
Leader: Peter Strauss

Inventory of agricultural management, yield and grape quality parameters
Leader: Daniela Popescu, Claudiu-Ioan Bunea

Meta-analysis and data analysis
Leader: Silvia Winter, Johann Zaller