Agroforestry utilisation on watercourses

Smaller watercourses are important landscape elements in urban and rural areas. They provide a range of ecosystem services, such as climate regulation, watercourse and flood protection, recreation or biodiversity conservation. According to the EU Water Framework Directive, however, only 6.7% of surface waters are in good condition. OLGA is therefore researching how the ecological condition of small watercourses can be improved by sustainably planting agrowood structures near the banks.

What ecosystem services do agrowood plantations along watercourses provide, especially in terms of watercourse , climate and flood protection and for the protection of biodiversity?

What economic perspectives and marketing opportunities arise here for farmers and landowners and how can agricultural wood be made better known as an agricultural product and energy resource?

In Module 1, the following activities will be carried out:

• Monitoring of the microclimate at woody streams based on water level and temperature measurements and the study of the existing biological macrozoobenthos in 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Modelling of the effects of vegetation along watercourses on flood retention and aquatic habitats using habitat modelling and the development of flood scenarios structural analysis of agricultural wood structures and visualisation using 3D laser scanning
• Investigation of plant physiology and rooting of agrowood to gain insights into the development of microclimate, water balance and rooting dynamics of these woody species
• Implementation of an agricultural wood structure in the Dresden region

Contacts

Climate analysis of small watercourses

TU Dresden, Chair of Hydraulic Engineering
Manuel Wewer

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email manuel.wewer@tu-dresden.de

Practical implementation of agricultural woodland, communication with farmers

Biomasse Schraden e.V.
Patrick Schützel

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email patrickschuetzel@biomasse-schraden.de