WP4: Modelling ecosystem service provision across spatial scales

Hypotheses:

ES (i.e. pest control and yield) can be affected by local farm management (e.g., pesticide application rates, ground cover management, etc.) and landscape context (surrounding non-crop habitats).
Effectiveness of local farm management strategies can depend on surrounding landscape context and, in turn, these local farm management strategies can rely on surrounding landscape.
Climate change can modulate the distribution and life cycle related parameters of pests and the effectiveness of local farm management strategies.

WP4: Modelling ES provision: Einleitungstext

Tasks

T4.1 Generation of a predictive model on biocontrol data from public database

Lead: Daniel Karp (UCD)

T4.2 Modelling of alien pest invasion based on laboratory experiments

Lead: Andreas Walzer (BOKU)

T4.3 Model validation with empirical field data collected during the project

Lead: Daniel Karp (UCD)

T4.4 Development of best-practice recommendations for stakeholders

Lead: Holger Bergmann (UGOE)

T4.5 Development of decision support tools for stakeholders in viticulture

Lead: Daniel Karp (UCD)

Photo: Martin Cooper CC BY 2.0

WP4: Modelling ES provision: Willkommen