Research area 3: Succession pathways

The undisturbed parts of Øle Å display a great variety of biotopes, and in a longterm perspective it is expected that this pattern will spread to the parts which are presently with Norway spruce.

Our research focusses on prediction of future herbaceous plant communities through comparison with the undisturbed references. Further we are testing methods for speeding up the establishment of natural deciduous trees in the riparian zone.