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Kaunertal Austria – Concept Case Site description - The Kaunertal Valley is located centrally in the Eastern Alpine Crystalline Zone of the European Alps - Geology: Mainly Para- & Orthogneiss, Amphibolites - AlDtude range: 1900–3579 m a.s.l. - Mean annual precipitaDon: 800 mm - Glacier retreat rate since 2015 >120 m, leaving massive amounts of unconsolidated sediments prone to erosion (lateral moraines; fig. 1) - Sediment export rates measured in the Gepatschreservoir amount to an average of 176,000 tons a year (Tschada and Hofer 1990) The PHUSICOS project is a H2020 project started in May 2018 under SC5-08, funded by European Union (Grant 776681) Partners: Stefan Haselberger 1 , Jan-Christoph O]o 2 , Robert Junker 3 , Lisa Ohler 3 , Thomas Glade 1 , Sabine Kraushaar 1 1 University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research, Vienna Austria 2 University of Salzburg, Department of Geography, Salzburg, Austria 3 University of Salzburg, Department of Biosciences, Salzburg, Austria NBS development to fill knowledge gaps Infrastructure in high mountain environments is affected by increased sediment loads. The Kaunertal concept study aims at the development of a height adapted seed mixture to stabilize slopes. The prior treatment of the seeds with local micro organisms lead to the favorable development of erosion reducing funcDonaliDes such as higher vegetaDon cover and a denser root system (fig. 2A). The envisaged product will be spread by the means of hydro seeding on steep slopes to reduce sediment yield most effecDvely (Krautzer and Klug 2009). Relation to other WPs WP3 – Involvement of local stakeholders in the planning, research and implementaDon phase WP4 – Assessment of soil erosion reducDon as a funcDon of microbe-assisted vegetaDon WP6 – EducaDon programs for schools, locals and different mulDpliers (teachers, mountain guides) WP7 – Development of an height adjusted seed mixture to minimize soil erosion in alpine environments Stakeholders According to the idea of “Living Lab” (Almirall et al. 2012) the plot experiments (fig. 3) take place in a real world sejng and include the involvement of the following users as co- creators on equal grounds: • Scheier GmbH Technology for Hydroseeding • TIWAG - Tirolean Hydropower • Kaunertal Municipality • Nature Park Kaunergrat • KLAR – Climate Change AdapDon Region Kaunertal Valley • CCCA-Center for Climate Change Austria • Austrian Alpine Hiking AssociaDon • Geological and hydrographical state offices Figure 1: View to the north (reservoir) and south (glacier) in the Kaunertal Valley (Mergili 2014). Gepatsch reservoir Gepatsch glacier Lateral moraines B) Assessment design for the quanDficaDon of soil erosion in the field: A combinaDon of standardized erosion plots at different stages of plant succession in combinaDon with non-invasive techniques. Figure 3: Erosion plots in front of the Gepatschferner Glacier (Haselberger 2018). Here Foto von Plots!!! Map Figure 2: A) Local micro organisms promote desired funcDonaliDes of the selected natural alpine plant species. A B (Wai and Jousset 2017)

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Kaunertal Austria – Concept Case

Site description - The Kaunertal Valley is located

centrally in the Eastern AlpineCrystallineZoneoftheEuropeanAlps

- Geology: Mainly Para- & Orthogneiss,Amphibolites

- AlDtuderange:1900–3579ma.s.l.- MeanannualprecipitaDon:800mm- Glacierretreatratesince2015>120m,

l e a v i n g ma s s i v e amoun t s o funconsolidated sediments prone toerosion(lateralmoraines;fig.1)

- SedimentexportratesmeasuredintheGepatschreservoir amount to anaverage of 176,000 tons a year(TschadaandHofer1990)

ThePHUSICOSprojectisaH2020projectstartedinMay2018underSC5-08,fundedbyEuropeanUnion(Grant776681)

Partners:

StefanHaselberger1,Jan-ChristophO]o2,RobertJunker3,LisaOhler3,ThomasGlade1,SabineKraushaar1

1UniversityofVienna,DepartmentofGeographyandRegionalResearch,ViennaAustria2UniversityofSalzburg,DepartmentofGeography,Salzburg,Austria3UniversityofSalzburg,DepartmentofBiosciences,Salzburg,Austria

NBS development to fill knowledge gaps Infrastructure in high mountainenvironments is affected byincreased sediment loads. TheKaunertalconceptstudyaimsatthedevelopment of a height adaptedseedmixturetostabilizeslopes.Theprior treatment of the seeds withlocal micro organisms lead to thefavorable development of erosionreducing funcDonaliDes such ashigher vegetaDon cover and adenser root system (fig. 2A). Theenvisagedproductwillbespreadbythe means of hydro seeding onsteep slopes to reduce sedimentyieldmosteffecDvely (KrautzerandKlug2009).

Relation to other WPsWP3– Involvementoflocalstakeholders

in the planning, research andimplementaDonphase

WP4 – Assessment of soil erosionreducDon as a funcDon ofmicrobe-assistedvegetaDon

WP6– EducaDonprograms for schools,locals and different mulDpliers(teachers,mountainguides)

WP7 – Development of an heightad justed seed mixture tominimize soil erosion in alpineenvironments

Stakeholders According to the idea of “LivingLab” (Almirall et al. 2012) the plotexperiments (fig. 3) take place in a realwo r l d s ejng and i n c l ude theinvolvementofthefollowingusersasco-creatorsonequalgrounds:• ScheierGmbHTechnologyfor

Hydroseeding• TIWAG-TiroleanHydropower• KaunertalMunicipality• NatureParkKaunergrat• KLAR–ClimateChangeAdapDon

RegionKaunertalValley• CCCA-CenterforClimateChange

Austria• AustrianAlpineHikingAssociaDon• Geologicalandhydrographicalstate

offices

Figure1:Viewtothenorth(reservoir)andsouth(glacier)intheKaunertalValley(Mergili2014).

GepatschreservoirGepatschglacier

Lateralmoraines

B)AssessmentdesignforthequanDficaDonofsoilerosionin thefield:A combinaDonof standardizederosionplotsatdifferentstagesofplantsuccessionincombinaDonwithnon-invasivetechniques.

Figure3:ErosionplotsinfrontoftheGepatschfernerGlacier(Haselberger2018).

Here Foto von Plots!!!Map

Figure 2: A) Local micro organismspromotedesiredfuncDonaliDesoftheselectednaturalalpineplantspecies.

A B(WaiandJousset2017)

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