About us
ABOL is a network of institutions and experts concerned with Austrian biodiversity. In the long term the ABOL initiative aims to generate DNA barcodes of all species of animals, plants and fungi occurring in Austria.
a network for biodiversity
Austrian Barcode of Life
The Initiative
ABOL
More than 40 projects are currently involved in ABOL
ABOL is designed as a long-term initiative and organized in a decentralized way crosslinking Austrian institutions involved in biodiversity research. In various projects, DNA barcodes are generated. Projects are assigned to taxonomic clusters, in which experts of a particular organism group tightly cooperate.
Phoxinus
Hoverflies
Primarily wingless Insects
Dragonflies of Vienna
NOENO: Noctuoidea of Lower Austria
Trichoptera
eDNA in floodplains
DNA barcoding of forest insects
Glomeridae
Lepidoptera of Lower Austria
Butterflies & Moths
Orthoptera
Higher fungi
Avian haemosporidia
Wild bees of Vienna
Parasitic Worms
Weevils
Sand flies
Spring snails
Austrian Amphipods
Detection of the weatherfish with eDNA
eDNA project Cercaria
Root stalagmites
DNA barcoding of Elmidae
Spring gentians
DNA barcoding of butterflies of Vorarlberg
Selected wild bees
Culicidae
eDNA project Cercaria
Lichen Rinodina
Hoverflies
Molluscs
Aphidinae (plant louse)
Woodlice
Sand flies
Turbellaria
Cercaria Project
Root stalagmites
Dragonflies of Vienna
Crayfish and dragonflies of Vienna
Spring snails
Parasitic Worms
Invasive plants
Alpine salamander & common wall lizard
DNA barcoding of forest insects
Orthoptera
Spring gentians
Pool frog
True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Vorarlberg
Butterflies of the Koblacher Ried
Biodiversity & DNA barcoding
Austria´s rich biodiversity is a treasure for which our understanding remains far too incomplete. Documenting this biodiversity in its entirety is a task that is more urgent than ever. DNA barcoding is an innovative approach to achieve this goal.
Public outreach
Here we provide information on media reports and scientific publications dealing with ABOL or DNA barcoding in general. Information like ABOL folders, logos and photographs are available for download.
Recent publications
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