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M. SonnleitnerABOL BioBlitz in the Hohen Tauern8. August, 2024 - 14:55The last ABOL BioBlitz 2024 during the Days of Biodiversity took place on the first weekend in August in the Hohe Tauern National Park. In almost traditionally bad weather, around 75 experts swarmed out to record biodiversity in the Habachtal in the Salzburg part of the Hohe Tauern National Park.… Read more
M. SonnleitnerGEO Day of Biodiversity in South Carinthia17. July, 2024 - 15:04On the first weekend in July, the ABOL-BioBlitz was a guest at the GEO Day of Biodiversity in the Geopark Karawanken, this year for the first time in southern Carinthia. After the welcome and introductory words in Bleiburg, the Globasnitzbachtal was investigated in the afternoon and evening of the first day.… Read more
N. Fial10 years ÖEG insect camp17. July, 2024 - 11:09Parallel to the Day of Biodiversity in the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald, ABOL was represented for the third time at the ÖEG insect camp from June 6th to 9th. Like ABOL, the insect camp also celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and this year it took place in the Karwendel Nature Reserve in Tyrol.… Read more
A new fish species recorded for the Upper Mur River
Highlights, PublicationsDuring samplings in 2014, scientists of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences of Vienna caught several specimens of a gudgeon-like fish in the Mur River, which differentiated from sympatric Gobio obtusirostris through their large fins, elongated body shape and habitat use. Morphological studies showed that these specimens did not belong to any of the three Romanogobio species native in Austria.… Read more
Neuer ABOL Folder 2015
HighlightsDer neue ABOL-Folder ist fertig. Wir bedanken uns ganz herzlich bei Josef Muhsil für die Layoutarbeit, und bei allen KollegInnen, die uns Fotos zur Verfügung gestellt haben. Man kann den Folder jederzeit als pdf unter “Public Outreach/Folder & Logos” oder hier herunterladen.
ABOL Folder 2015web… Read moreNew associated project – DNA-Barcoding of palaeoarctic Apioninae (Curculionoidea, Coleoptera)
Highlights, ProjectsThe project operated by Harald Letsch and Sven Winter aims at unravelling phylogenetic relationships within this morphologically difficult group in addition to DNA-Barcodes. Despite a recent restructuring of the genus Apion based on feeding plants and morphology still some taxonomic uncertainties remain. Preliminary Barcoding data suggest the existence of cryptic species in some groups.… Read more
ABOL-Meeting 2015, Save the Date
Highlights, MeetingsThis year again an ABOL-Meeting will be organized. It will take place from 5. to the 6. of November 2015, in the Schloßmuseum in Linz. We thank all people from the OÖ Landesmuseum for housing this years meeting and are looking forward to two days full of interesting and inspiring presentations and discussions.… Read more
6th International Barcode of Life Conference in Guelph, Canada
Highlights, MeetingsThe 6th International Barcode of Life Conference takes place at the University of Guelph, Canada, from August 18-21, 2015. The theme of the 6th Conference, Barcodes to Biomes, addresses ecological applications of DNA barcoding. Other topics encompass bioinformatics, taxonomy, and conservation. Registration is open at http://dnabarcodes2015.org/registration/. … Read more
Happy New Year
HighlightsDear Biodiversity Community,
The ABOL Team wishes a successful and diverse 2015.
With warm regards
Your ABOL-Team… Read more
ABOL-KickOff-Gallery: diversity of diversity researchers
Highlights, MeetingsDear Biodiversity Community,
now that our ABOL KickOff-Meeting is over, we want to thank all of you which have participated and thus helped to make the meeting fruitful and successful. Special thanks to all speakers, which gave us a nice overview, both on the status of biodiversity research in Austria, and on the possibilities of how a national DNA-Barcoding project could contribute to the latter.… Read more
ABOL-Symposium on November 13. and 14., 2014
Highlights, MeetingsDear Biodiversity Community.
We cordially invite all people interested in Austrian biodiversity to the Kick-off meeting of ABOL, the Austrian Barcode of Life Initiative. The Meeting will take place on the 13.th and 14.th of November 2014 at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.
The general presentation of the ABOL-Initiative will take place on Thursday, the 13.th… Read more
Workshop Alpine Land Snails 2014
Highlights, MeetingsABOL was one focus at the “Workshop alpine landsnails” in Johnsbach, Styria. Nikola Szucsich presented the ABOL project and pointed out the outstanding importance of nature conservation areas for biodiversity in general and thus for biodiversity research and conservation in particular. In this respect the National Park Gesäuse with its numerous endemics was an appropriate location to present the endeavours of the ABOL initiative to register the fauna and flora of Austria by means of integrative taxonomic methods and with a proper database solution.… Read more
Welcome to ABOL – The Austrian Barcode of Life
HighlightsWe are pleased to announce the launch of the ABOL Homepage!
Daniela Lutz, webmaster and the ABOL Team
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