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Bee pasture as innovative element of restoration in quarries


Bee pasture Project
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Wildbienenweide als neuartiges Element der Steinbruchrenaturierung [1]
Integration von Biodiversitätsschutz und Naturdidaktik
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Limestone quarries are nutrient-poor, relatively dry and warm habitats which make them suitable for habitat specialists. Most of these species are poor competitors and therefore have become rare in the agricultural landscapes of Central Europe.
A quarry is an ideal refuge especially for early-successional species. One of the most endangered habitat types in Central Europe are calcareous grasslands. Abandoned quarries could become important secondary sites for calcareous grasslands after proper restoration.
Calcareous grasslands support high numbers of endangered plant species and are well known for their richness in wild bees and bumble bees. So, why not trying to save both wild bees and endangered plants in one of the quarries of HeidelbergCement?
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