Biotope protection

The habitat protection includes several measures to maintain or restore habitat or sub-habitats of animal and plant community ( biocenosis ). Biotope protection is also intended to help preserve species diversity outside of protected areas ( nature reserve , FFH area ).

The following characteristics of biotopes must be observed:

• the critical biotope quality (minimum quality equipment required for a species to survive),
• the critical area size ( minimum area size below which the population of a species can exist),
• the spatial networking of partial habitats in species (e.g. biotope networking of separate foraging, wintering and reproduction habitats ),
• the distant separation of biotope types of the same type (also through overcoming barriers, e.g. roads or intensive forms of use),
• the conflicting or corresponding uses (e.g. fishing pond use),
• the reaction of the living communities to be preserved to the implementation of certain security measures.

See also

Species protection , biotope diversity , national strategy on biological diversity

Web links

• Association of German cave and karst researchers: Biotope protection of caves, karst phenomena and spring areas - compilation of the national nature conservation laws for Germany compiled by Stefan Zaenker (Fulda)