PROPOSAL:
EVK2-2001-00128
ACRONYM
GIANT ALIEN
AREA:
FP5 - EESD, 5/ Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity
Call number / date:
-
PROJECT TYPE:
Shared Cost
EU CONTRIBUTION:
1.64 million
STARTING DATE:
-
DURATION:
0 months
Coordinator: Mr. K.R. Rasmussen, Danish Forest, Landscape Research Inst., Department Of Forest Ecology, Hoersholm Kongevej 11, DK -2970, Horsholm, Denmark, Email: ?
Project Description:
Alien invasive plan such as Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) are having a severe impact on biodiversity in Europe but no successful solutions to stopping their spread and preventing future invasions have been identified.
A sound basis of knowledge of the taxonomy, genetics, biology and ecology of H.mantegazzianum is used to:
- Develop simple, practical and environmentally' safe management methods to reduce the abundance and prevent further spread of the invasive plant species, and to disseminate this knowledge to practitioners across Europe;
- Search for effective natural enemies with a view to establishing a sustainable method to control this species;
- Develop concepts for managing other similar alien invasive plant species.
Project URL: 0
Consortium:
Prime Contractor
Organisation: DANISH FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organisation Type: Research
Department: DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ECOLOGY
Address: Hoersholm Kongevej 11
Postcode: 2970
City: HOERSHOLM
Region: Frederiksborg amt
Country: DENMARK
Contact Person: Name: RASMUSSEN, Karsten R (Mr)
Other Contractors
Organisation Name: UFZ-UMWELTFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM LEIPZIG-HALLE GMBH
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: FRITZ, Peter (Mr)
Address: Permoserstrasse 15
Postfach 2
City: LEIPZIG
Region: SACHSEN
Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt
Org. Country: GERMANY
Postcode: 04318
Organisation Name: UNIVERSITY OF BERNE
Organisation Type: Education
Contact Person: SCHAUBLIN, Christoph (Mr)
Department: SYNECOLOGY DIVISION
INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY
Address: Baltzerstrasse 3
City: BERN
Region: Region not yet available (SWITZERLAND)
Org. Country: SWITZERLAND
Postcode: 3012
Organisation Name: UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Organisation Type: Education
Contact Person: JEFFREYS, Peter (Mr)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Address: College lane
City: HATFIELD
Region: SOUTH EAST (UK)
BEDFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE
Hertfordshire
Org. Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Postcode: AL10 9AB
Organisation Name: ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organisation Type: Research
Department: BIOCONTROL GROUP
Address: Universitetskaya Nab 1
City: SINT PETERSBURG
Org. Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Postcode: 199034
Organisation Name: JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITY OF GIESSEN
Organisation Type: Education
Contact Person: HORMUTH, Stefan (Mr)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING
Address: Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32
City: GIESSEN
Region: HESSEN
GIEßEN
Gießen, Landkreis
Org. Country: GERMANY
Postcode: 35392
Organisation Name: CAB INTERNATIONAL
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: COCK, Matthew (Mr)
Department: BIOSCIENCE CENTRE, SWITZERLAND
Address: Rue des Grillons 1
City: DELEMONT
Region: Region not yet available (SWITZERLAND)
Org. Country: SWITZERLAND
Postcode: 2800
Organisation Name: INSTITUTE OF BOTANY - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: KRAHULEC, Frantisek (Mr)
Address: 145 Zamek 1
City: PRUHONICE
Region: Region not yet available (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Org. Country: CZECH REPUBLIC
Postcode: 252 43
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