{"id":14016,"date":"2022-06-13T11:15:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/?post_type=news&p=14016"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:44:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:44:48","slug":"no-life-without-disaster","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/service\/news\/kein-leben-ohne-katastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"No life without disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

No life without disaster<\/h2>\n

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We humans often associate avalanches with destruction, death and ruin. For nature, however, avalanches are also a guarantee for biodiversity. They keep special habitats open, thus ensuring flower-rich locations and bring forth diverse life in addition to the apparent danger to our infrastructure. For example, 732 butterfly species have been documented in the Kalktal, an avalanche gully leading from the Tamischbachturm towards Hieflau. Of these, 67 of the 100 butterfly species found in the Ges\u00e4use National Park. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Warmth-loving species that normally do not occur in the mountains but only in southern Styria can also be found here in the Kalktal, and nowhere else in the National Park, because of the special location. Everywhere else is simply too cold,\" reports Christina Remschak, zoologist and ranger in the Ges\u00e4use National Park. \"A particularly exciting species for me is the thyme ant-blue. In addition to thyme as a food plant for the young caterpillars, it also needs a special type of ant for its further development. The older caterpillar lets itself enter the ants' burrow and feeds there on the ants' brood, which is tolerated by the ants thanks to sophisticated chemical camouflage with scents. The finished butterfly hatches in the early hours of the morning, when the ants are even slower, because after hatching it loses its camouflage and has to flee quickly. This biodiversity of butterflies is not limited to the daytime, however, but also extends to the night,\" Remschak continues.<\/p>\n

These wonders of nature are only made possible because avalanches can go down in winter and thus forestation cannot progress. The infrastructure that is vital for humans is protected in the valley area in the example of the Kalktal. In the Ges\u00e4use National Park, natural events are allowed to take place as far as possible without human interference and are thus also a source of life.<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more secrets about the 1234 butterfly species from the Ges\u00e4use National Park, we recommend the hike \"Butterfly Diversity\".<\/p>\n

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Butterfly Diversity Hike<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 25 June - 9 am<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meeting point: K\u00f6hlerzentrum Hieflau<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duration: 5 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

More info: <\/strong>https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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The peacock butterfly, one of the 100 butterfly species found in the Ges\u00e4use National Park \u00a9 Andreas Hollinger<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The peacock butterfly, one of the 100 butterfly species found in the Ges\u00e4use National Park \u00a9 Andreas Hollinger<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The diversity of butterfly species is not limited to the daytime, however, but also extends to the night. \u00a9 Heinz Habeler<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The Ges\u00e4use National Park is home to many species of blue butterfly, some of which pursue sophisticated reproduction strategies \u00a9 Heinz Habeler<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Diversity that fascinates us \u00a9 Stefan Leitner<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n