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1 Management concept for Central European vineyard ecosystems: Promoting EcoSystem Services in Grapes Presented by Ilona Leyer, Geisenheim University

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3 Viticulture can provide high levels of biodiversity inside the cropped area cannot be found in annual cropping systems IL

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5 Consortium: Universities of five countries Geisenheim University DE FR Bordeaux Sciences Agro CH University of Fribourg University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna AT RO University of Constanta StepMap

6 Question: How can biodiversity promote Ecosystem Services leading to a higher added value? Macro-, Mesofauna Microflora Plants Mycorrhiza Biodiversity Regulating Supporting ESS Soil fertility Soil structural stability Pest control Soil water retention Aim: Identification of management options for promoting biodiversity linked ESS in order to reduce external inputs in vineyard ecosystems Provisioning ESS Grape quality

7 Viticultural soil management Disturbance gradient: Density of soil cover Vineyard Vineyard ecosystem ecosystem Macro-, Mesofauna Microflora Plants Mycorrhiza Biodiversity Regulating Supporting ESS Soil fertility Soil structural stability Pest control Soil water retention Landscape management Landscape structure gradient: Density of SNH Landscape matrix Provisioning ESS Grape quality

8 Disturbance gradient ~20 m Bare ground Alternate cover Complete cover In DE: Complete cover (species rich) ~12-20 m

9 Density of SNH 4 % Google earth Google earth 11 % 32 % Google earth

10 3 soil management treatments 3 landscape density levels 3 replications (subregions) in each country

11 Study regions across Central Europe from maritime to continental climate Rheinhesse Vallais Kremstal Kamptal Saint Émilion around Murfatlar StepMap

12 Study plot Macro-, Mesofauna Microflora Plants Mycorrhiza Biodiversity Regulating Supporting ESS Soil fertility Soil structural stability Pest control Soil water retention Provisioning ESS Grape quality

13 Kick-off meeting Geisenheim

14 Biodiversity Parameters related to Ecosystem Functions and ESS SB CP Arthropods AR Biology%20474 Mesofauna MvH Soil parameters related to fertility Decomposition MvH Seed predation Microflora: Bacteria, Fungi Earthworms SB AR Pest control by parasitoids Galleria-fiddlecreek farms.com Activity of entomopathogenic fungi Katharina Schödl-Hummel Grape quality Plants

15 Integrative WP RO WP 2 Biodiversity Sampling: Macrofauna Microflora Mycorrhiza Plants Thematic WP DE WP 3 ESS Soil fertility Soil structural stability Pest control Water retention AT WP 4 Provisioning Services Grape quality Yield Socio-economic values FR WP 1: Experimental Setup CH WP 5: Analysis and Synthesis FR WP 6: Spread of results Development of techniques and methods, Site selection, GIS mapping Standardised sampling design Statistical procedures Synthesis by structural equation modelling Spread of knowledge: stakeholder groups Scientific community: scientific papers, presentations Policy recommendations (policy brief)

16 Intended further studies in addition to our transnational experiment Biodiversity and soil function responses to fertilization and disturbance in a vineyard ecosystem: results of a 30-year experiment (DE) 0 kg N 30 kg N 60 kg N 90 kg N 120 kg N 150 kg N

17 Intended further studies in addition to our transnational experiment Biodiversity and soil function responses to fertilization and disturbance in a vineyard ecosystem: results of a 30-year experiment (DE) Effects of farming type (conventional/organic) and landscape structure on biodiversity in vineyard ecosystems (DE) X 10

18 Intended further studies in addition to our transnational experiment Biodiversity and soil function responses to fertilization and disturbance in a vineyard ecosystem: results of a 30-year experiment (DE) Effects of farming type (conventional/organic) and landscape structure on biodiversity in vineyard ecosystems (DE) Effects of fungicides on biodiversity and soil functions (CH)

19 Recent activities Selecting vineyards/finding wine growers for collaboration Set-up of soil management treatments Intensive exchange with partners concerning the development of SOPs for various parameters Creation of Webpage and first leaflet

20 Acknowledgement BiodivERsA and FACCE-JPI with the national funders: BMBF (Germany) ANR (France) UEFISCDI (Romania) FWF (Austria) SNSF (Switzerland)

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