Prototype Biodiversity Digital Twin: Grassland Biodiversity Dynamics

Abstract

European grassland management has often favored high production through frequent mowing and heavy fertilization over biodiversity conservation, which is typically supported by less intensive management. Besides management, climate change and extremes are increasingly affecting grassland productivity and biodiversity, requiring timely adaptation of management practices. Here, we describe the development of a prototype Digital Twin (pDT) of grassland biodiversity dynamics intended to support researchers, farmers or regulatory decision-makers in monitoring the current state of selected grassland sites and projecting their future state under various management and climate scenarios.

Authors 7

1. Franziska Taubert corresponding Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , Netherlands

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

2. Christoph Wohner Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Community Ecology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ , Leipzig , Germany

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

3. Sarah Venier Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Community Ecology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ , Leipzig , Germany

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

4. Tomáš Martinovič Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , Netherlands

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

5. Taimur Khan Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , Netherlands

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

6. Julian Lopez Gordillo Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Community Ecology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ , Leipzig , Germany

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands

7. Thomas Banitz corresponding Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research · Environment Agency Austria · CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Community Ecology , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ , Leipzig , Germany

   CSC -IT Center for Science Ltd., Espoo, Finland

   Department for Ecosystem Research and Monitoring, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria

   Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

   German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

   IT4Innovations, VSB -Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands