The breeding bird fauna of the Hüpflinger Alm

The Hüpflinger Alm is located in the natural zone of the National Park. A large part of the former alpine pasture area, which is to be regularly hit again in the future, is now forest. Unofficially, at the beginning of the pasture season, in June and July, the cattle of Scheucheggalm used the Hüpflinger Alm for 3 to 4 weeks. The short and extensive grazing serves to preserve the open and semi-open areas and can therefore only be welcomed, because pasture and meadow areas represent very interesting habitats from a zoological point of view. However, the range of habitats and the structural richness as well as the type of management are essential for the species spectrum and the conservation value of alpine pastures. In order to record the species spectrum and the conservation status of endangered species, the collection of basic zoological data on alpine pastures of the national park began in 2003/2004. In addition to invertebrates (insects, spiders), which are well suited to make surface- and parcel-sharp statements due to their relatively small space requirements, small mammals and birds were selected as indicator groups. As part of the project, nature conservation assessments of habitats with regard to different succession stages and plant communities are to be carried out as well as proposals to optimise the management practices. In addition, it is possible to obtain up-to-date data on the species inventory on the alpine pastures for the selected indicator groups and to lay a foundation for a longer-term monitoring programme.赫普林格阿尔姆牧场（Hüpflinger Alm）坐落于该国家公园的自然保护区域内。这片曾为高山牧场的区域大部分现已被森林覆盖，且未来仍将周期性恢复牧场用途。据非官方记录，在每年牧场季初期的6月至7月，肖伊切格阿尔姆（Scheucheggalm）的牛群会在此放牧3至4周。这种短期大范围的放牧模式有助于维持开阔及半开阔的生境，因而值得推广——从动物学视角来看，牧场与草甸区域是极具研究价值的野生动物栖息地。 然而，生境范围、结构丰富度以及管理模式，对于高山牧场的物种类群组成与保护价值而言至关重要。为记录该国家公园高山牧场的物种类群组成与濒危物种保护现状，相关团队于2003至2004年间启动了该区域基础动物学数据的采集工作。除了对空间需求较小、适于开展精准到地表与样地尺度调查的无脊椎动物（昆虫、蜘蛛）之外，小型哺乳类与鸟类也被选为指示类群。 作为本项目的一部分，研究团队将针对不同演替阶段的生境与植物群落开展自然保护评估，并提出优化牧场管理实践的方案。此外，本项目还可获取选定指示类群在该高山牧场的最新物种名录数据，为长期监测计划的搭建奠定基础。