Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under Climate Change

Part I. Introduction

1. Natural Heritage at Risk by Climate Change
Sven Rannow, Marco Neubert, Lars Stratmann

Part II. Climate Change and Potential Impacts in Central and Eastern Europe

2. Climate Change in Central and Eastern Europe
Ivonne Anders, Judith Stagl, Ingeborg Auer, Dirk Pavlik

3. Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle in Central and Eastern Europe
Judith Stagl, Elisabeth Mayr, Hagen Koch, Fred F. Hattermann, Shaochun Huang

4. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Protected Habitats
Anca Sârbu, Georg Janauer, Ingolf Profft, Mitja Kaligarič, Mihai Doroftei

Part III. Tools and Concepts for Climate Change Adapted Management

5. Climate Change Impact Modelling Cascade – Benefits and Limitations for Conservation Management
Katrin Vohland, Sven Rannow, Judith Stagl

6. Indicators for Monitoring Climate Change-Induced Effects on Habitats – A Wetlands Perspective
Jadwiga Sienkiewicz, Apolonia Ostrowska, Katrin Vohland, Lars Stratmann, Mateusz Grygoruk

7. Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring of Potential Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats
Michael Förster, Marc Zebisch, Iris Wagner-Lücker, Tobias Schmidt, Kathrin Renner, Marco Neubert

8. Assessment of Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats
Iris Wagner-Lücker, Michael Förster, Georg Janauer

9. Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation
Moritz Gies, Juliane Albrecht, Jadwiga Sienkiewicz

10. A Methodical Framework for Climate Change-Adapted Management in Protected Areas
Christian Wilke, Sven Rannow

Part IV. Approaches to Adapt Management to Impacts of Climate Change in Selected Areas

11. Monitoring Concept of Climate-Induced Impacts on Peat Bog Vegetation in Pokljuka Plateau in Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Tina Petras

12. Concept for the Monitoring of Climate Induced Impacts on Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Tina Petras

13. Suggested Management Measures for Natura 2000 Habitats in Körös-Maros National Park, Hungary
Ákos Malatinszky, Szilvia Ádám, Eszter Falusi, Dénes Saláta, Károly Penksza

14. Climate-Induced Challenges for Wetlands: Revealing the Background for the Adaptive Ecosystem Management in the Biebrza Valley, Poland
Mateusz Grygoruk, Urszula Biereżnoj-Bazille, Michał Mazgajski, Jadwiga Sienkiewicz

15. Habitat Changes Caused by Sea Level Rise, Driven by Climate Change in the Northern Adriatic Coastal Wetlands, Slovenia
Mitja Kaligarič, Danijel Ivajnšič

16. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Habitats in the Biosphere Reserve Vessertal-Thuringian Forest in Germany
Nico Frischbier, Ingolf Profft, Ulrike Hagemann

17. Potential Impact of Climate Change on Alpine Habitats from Bucegi Natural Park, Romania
Anca Sârbu, Paulina Anastasiu, Daniela Smarandache

18. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Habitats and Their Effects on Invasive Plant Species in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania
Mihai Doroftei, Paulina Anastasiu

19. Reproduction Biology of an Alien Invasive Plant: A Case of Drought-Tolerant Aster squamatus on the Northern Adriatic Seacoast, Slovenia
Nina Šajna, Mitja Kaligarič, Danijel Ivajnšič

Part V. Conclusion and Recommendations

20. Conclusions and Recommendations for Adapting Conservation Management in the Face of Climate Change
Sven Rannow, Christian Wilke, Moritz Gies, Marco Neubert

Keywords: Environment, Climate Change, Nature Conservation, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Applied Ecology