scholarly journals Food offerings in graves from the Danubian Neolithic (5500–4900 B.C.) in the upper Rhine valley

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-261
Author(s):  
Rose-Marie Arbogast
Keyword(s):  
Rhine Valley ◽  
Food Offerings ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Prey, management and landscape requirements of an endangered population of the Woodlark Lullula arborea in Southwest Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verena Rösch ◽  
Pascal Aloisio ◽  
Martin H. Entling
Keyword(s):  
Food Resource ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Ground Cover ◽  
Main Food ◽  
Vegetation Height ◽  
Endangered Population ◽  
Rhine Valley ◽  
Territory Selection ◽  
Main Food Source ◽  
Upper Rhine

AbstractVineyards can be valuable habitats for biodiversity conservation. For example, in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) over a third of the state’s critically endangered Woodlark (Lullula arborea) population breeds in vineyards along the western margin of the Upper Rhine Valley. We here aim to elucidate how local ground cover management, food availability and the proximity to settlements affect territory selection by this bird species in the region. As climate, site conditions and management differ greatly from more continental or Mediterranean wine-growing areas, conditions for Woodlark conservation may differ as well.We compared 26 Woodlark territories in vineyards with 26 nearby reference areas from which Woodlarks were absent. We recorded vineyard ground cover in the inter-rows (% cover) as well as vegetation height and composition (forbs vs. grasses). Arthropods were sampled using pitfall traps, since they are the main food resource of Woodlarks during the breeding season. In addition, the distance to built-up areas was measured. The vegetation in Woodlark territories was shorter (mean 14.2 vs. 19.6 cm) and more dominated by forbs (39% vs. 27% cover) than in absence areas. The vegetation cover in the inter-rows had no effect on Woodlark territory presence or absence. Woodlarks also favoured areas with a higher abundance of arthropods (mean abundance 69.1 vs. 57.5) and a greater distance to built-up areas (mean distance 554 vs. 373 m). We conclude that to promote the Woodlark in wine-growing areas, short, forb-rich swards should be created, facilitating arthropod detectability. This is likely to require low levels of nitrogen fertilization since fertilizers favour tall-growing grasses that outcompete forbs. Pesticide applications should be kept at a minimum to enhance arthropods as the main food source for Woodlarks and their chicks. In addition, the expansion of settlements into breeding areas of Woodlarks should be avoided.

Changes in the Triterpenoid Content of Cuticular Waxes during Fruit Ripening of Eight Grape (Vitis vinifera) Cultivars Grown in the Upper Rhine Valley

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (32) ◽  
pp. 7998-8007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flora Pensec ◽  
Cezary Pączkowski ◽  
Marta Grabarczyk ◽  
Agnieszka Woźniak ◽  
Mélanie Bénard-Gellon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Cuticular Waxes ◽  
Rhine Valley ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Supplementary material to "Composition and origin of PM<sub>2.5</sub> aerosol particles in the upper Rhine valley in summer"

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Shen ◽  
Heike Vogel ◽  
Bernhard Vogel ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Claudia Mohr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Supplementary Material ◽  
Rhine Valley ◽  
Upper Rhine

scholarly journals Upper Rhine Valley: A migration crossroads of middle European oaks

2013 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalambos Neophytou ◽  
Hans-Gerhard Michiels
Keyword(s):  
Rhine Valley ◽  
Upper Rhine
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