LIFE Amphikult

April 2013

Eine Pfütze reicht– Kreuzkröten besiedeln neue Laichgewässer im Steinbruch Liekwegen

Neue Termine in 2013

Im April 2013 hält Projektmanager Dr. Markus Richter einen Vortrag über das NABU- Amphibienschutzprojekt LIFE- AMPHIKULT in Verden und im Mai findet in Kooperation mit dem Naturschutzring Dümmer eine Amphibienexkursion statt. Alle Informationen finden Sie unter TERMINE.

Dezember 2012

Projektmanager beim 'Atlantischen Biogeographischen Prozess'

Auf Einladung des Bundesumweltministeriums hat AMPHIKULT-Projektmanager Dr. Markus Richter an zwei Workshops des 'Atlantischen Biogeographischen Prozesses in den Niederlanden teilgenommen.

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September 2012

Completion of 100th AMPHIKULT water body

The creation and reconstruction of amphibian spawning grounds is the central measure of project AMPHIKULT. Just under 80 water bodies have already been completed over the past two years. The excavators returned in August of 2012, initially to the project areas of Buckeburger Lowland, Sachsenhager Aueniederung (both in the Schaumburg district) but also to the Rottbach Creek in the Nienburg district. Construction measures for the 100th water body were completed here on 7 September. All in all, the water bodies thus provide more than 80.000 m² of water surface as potential spawning grounds for the various amphibian species. A minimum of 33 additional water bodies will follow within the year. According to the project’s schedule, a total of approximately 200 spawning grounds will be built for the Moor and European tree frogs among others, as well as about 100 smaller water bodies for the Natterjack toad in particular.

July 2012

Rare Charales (stonewort) discovered

During an excursion as part of the seminar "Creation and Care of Water Bodies for Amphibians", participants discovered a stonewort in a water body of the Hunte Valley near Goldenstedt. As this pond had dried up too quickly in previous years, it had been deepened last autumn in the course of the AMPHIKULT project. The species could not be identified in situ; it was, however, clear, that it was a rare find. Meanwhile, it has been identified as Nitella mucronata. Unlike other Charales species, this species is found in eutrophic (nutrient-rich) bodies of water. Moreover, in recent years, it appears to have been spreading in Lower Saxony. It is, however, still very rare.

Publication on AMPHIKULT in professional journal

An article about NABU’s AMPHIKULT project was recently published in volume 12 of the professional journal RANA.

Benefits for frogs and other creatures

April 2011

The goal of the NABU's AMPHIKULT project is the improvement of the living conditions of amphibians. However, numerous other species also benefit from such project measures as the creation of new spawning grounds. This has already been demonstrated at the recently created water bodies.

First measures implemented

In four different sections of the Federal State of Lower Saxony, the first practical measures of the LIFE-project AMPHIKULT are now being implemented. The name AMPFHIKULT derives from the German term for “Connecting and Managing of AMPHIbians in the CULTural landscape” of Lower Saxony (‚Vernetzung und Management von AMPHIbien in der KULTurlandschaft  Niedersachsens'). Funded by the European Union, the project has been running since the beginning of 2010.  Three hundred ponds for amphibians are to be created or redeveloped by the end of 2014.