Objectif The vegetation of Central Europe has been directly influenced by humans for at least eight millennia; the original forests have been gradually transformed into today’s agricultural landscape. However, there is more to this landscape change than the simple disappearance of woodland. Forests have been brought under various management regimes, which profoundly altered their structure and species composition. The details of this process are little known for two main reasons. The greatest obstacle is the lack of cooperation among the disciplines dealing with the subject. The second major problem is the differences in spatio-temporal scaling and resolution used by the individual disciplines. Existing studies either concern smaller territories, or cover large areas (continental to global) with the help of modelling-based generalizations rather than primary data from the past. Using an extensive range of primary sources from history, historical geography, palaeoecology, archaeology and ecology, this interdisciplinary project aims to reconstruct the long-term (Neolithic to present) patterns of woodland cover, structure, composition and management in a larger study region (Moravia, the Czech Republic, ca. 27,000 km2) with the highest spatio-temporal resolution possible. Causes for the patterns observed will be analyzed in terms of qualitative and quantitative factors, both natural and human-driven, and the patterns in the tree layer will be related to those in the herb layer, which constitutes the most important part of plant biodiversity in Europe. This project will introduce woodland management as an equal driving force into long-term woodland dynamics, thus fostering a paradigm shift in ecology towards construing humans as an internal, constitutive element of ecosystems. By integrating sources and methods from the natural sciences and the humanities, the project will provide a more reliable basis for woodland management and conservation in Central Europe. Champ scientifique humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencespalaeontologypaleoecologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemshumanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeologysocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) ERC-SG-ID1 - ERC Starting Grant Interdisciplinary Panel Appel à propositions ERC-2011-StG_20101014 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Institution d’accueil BOTANICKY USTAV AV CR, V.V.I. Contribution de l’UE € 1 413 474,00 Adresse ZAMEK 1 25243 Pruhonice Tchéquie Voir sur la carte Région Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Type d’activité Research Organisations Chercheur principal Péter Szabó (Dr.) Contact administratif Jan Stachura (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Bénéficiaires (1) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire BOTANICKY USTAV AV CR, V.V.I. Tchéquie Contribution de l’UE € 1 413 474,00 Adresse ZAMEK 1 25243 Pruhonice Voir sur la carte Région Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Type d’activité Research Organisations Chercheur principal Péter Szabó (Dr.) Contact administratif Jan Stachura (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée