7 Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring of Potential
Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Michael Fo ¨rster, Marc Zebisch, Iris Wagner-Lu ¨cker,
Tobias Schmidt, Kathrin Renner, and Marco Neubert
8 Assessment of Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Iris Wagner-Lu ¨cker, Michael Fo ¨rster, and Georg Janauer
9 Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Moritz Gies, Juliane Albrecht, and Jadwiga Sienkiewicz
10 A Methodical Framework for Climate Change-Adapted
Management in Protected Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Christian Wilke and Sven Rannow
Part IV Approaches to Adapt Management to Impacts
of Climate Change in Selected Areas
11 Monitoring Concept of Climate-Induced Impacts on Peat
Bog Vegetation in Pokljuka Plateau in Triglav National Park,
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Tina Petras
12 Concept for the Monitoring of Climate Induced Impacts
on Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Triglav National Park,
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tina Petras
13 Suggested Management Measures for Natura 2000 Habitats
in Ko ¨ro ¨s-Maros National Park, Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
A ´ kos Malatinszky, Szilvia A ´ da ´m, Eszter Falusi,
De ´nes Sala ´ta, and Ka ´roly Penksza
14 Climate-Induced Challenges for Wetlands: Revealing
the Background for the Adaptive Ecosystem Management
in the Biebrza Valley, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Mateusz Grygoruk, Urszula Bierez ˙noj-Bazille,
Michał Mazgajski, and Jadwiga Sienkiewicz
15 Habitat Changes Caused by Sea Level Rise, Driven by Climate
Change in the Northern Adriatic Coastal Wetlands, Slovenia . . . . . 233
Mitja Kaligaric ˇ and Danijel Ivajns ˇic ˇ
16 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Habitats in the
Biosphere Reserve Vessertal-Thuringian Forest in Germany . . . . . 243
Nico Frischbier, Ingolf Profft, and Ulrike Hagemann
17 Potential Impact of Climate Change on Alpine Habitats
from Bucegi Natural Park, Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Anca Sa ˆrbu, Paulina Anastasiu, and Daniela Smarandache
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Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Michael Fo ¨rster, Marc Zebisch, Iris Wagner-Lu ¨cker,
Tobias Schmidt, Kathrin Renner, and Marco Neubert
8 Assessment of Climate-Induced Impacts on Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Iris Wagner-Lu ¨cker, Michael Fo ¨rster, and Georg Janauer
9 Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Moritz Gies, Juliane Albrecht, and Jadwiga Sienkiewicz
10 A Methodical Framework for Climate Change-Adapted
Management in Protected Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Christian Wilke and Sven Rannow
Part IV Approaches to Adapt Management to Impacts
of Climate Change in Selected Areas
11 Monitoring Concept of Climate-Induced Impacts on Peat
Bog Vegetation in Pokljuka Plateau in Triglav National Park,
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Tina Petras
12 Concept for the Monitoring of Climate Induced Impacts
on Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Triglav National Park,
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tina Petras
13 Suggested Management Measures for Natura 2000 Habitats
in Ko ¨ro ¨s-Maros National Park, Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
A ´ kos Malatinszky, Szilvia A ´ da ´m, Eszter Falusi,
De ´nes Sala ´ta, and Ka ´roly Penksza
14 Climate-Induced Challenges for Wetlands: Revealing
the Background for the Adaptive Ecosystem Management
in the Biebrza Valley, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Mateusz Grygoruk, Urszula Bierez ˙noj-Bazille,
Michał Mazgajski, and Jadwiga Sienkiewicz
15 Habitat Changes Caused by Sea Level Rise, Driven by Climate
Change in the Northern Adriatic Coastal Wetlands, Slovenia . . . . . 233
Mitja Kaligaric ˇ and Danijel Ivajns ˇic ˇ
16 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Habitats in the
Biosphere Reserve Vessertal-Thuringian Forest in Germany . . . . . 243
Nico Frischbier, Ingolf Profft, and Ulrike Hagemann
17 Potential Impact of Climate Change on Alpine Habitats
from Bucegi Natural Park, Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Anca Sa ˆrbu, Paulina Anastasiu, and Daniela Smarandache
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Contents