Referat Geologie, Mineralogie, Sedimentologie
Paläontology
Information regarding research focus and projects can be found on the section´s webpage.
The Caucasus - flora, vegetation and ethnobotany
The Caucasus - flora, vegetation and ethnobotany Few regions in Europe are more steeped in mythology than the Caucasus, and few have sparked more interest from botanists and anthropologists alike. Indeed, given the historical,...[more]
Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology in the Himalayas and Central Asia - India, Nepal, Pakistan and Uzbekistan
The wider Himalayan region and Middle Asia harbor much of the world's biological and cultural diversity. This diversity is not only structured by the steep north-south gradient, but also by an east-west gradient in precipitation....[more]
Plants, lichens and bryophytes in Baden-Württemberg - taxonomy, distribution and use
Research on native plants i is also a top priority for the Botany team at the SMNK. This work has contributed to scientific research in Baden-Württemberg for decades and is reflected in a large number of extensive...[more]
Species knowledge for everyone. The Karlsruhe Taxonomy Initiative
A new project started in autumn 2022: the "Karlsruher Taxonomy Initiative". The aim of the project is to strengthen education in the area of species knowledge and taxonomy of plants, fungi and animals in the region. It is...[more]
Inventarisierung der Spinnenfauna des Nationalparks Schwarzwald
inklusive gemeinsames Datenmanagement[more]
Stadt.Wiesen.Mensch
Ein Projekt der Forschungsabteilungen und der Vermittlung am Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe[more]
Use Case Projekt ARAMOB im Konsortium NFDI4Biodiversity
ein Kooperationsprojekt des Karlsruher Naturkundemuseums und der Arachnologischen Gesellschaft[more]
Amazon Spiders and Butterflies
An International Museum Fellowship of the German Federal Cultural Foundation allows us to reactivate an earlier cooperation between our museum and the Brazilian National Research Institution for Amazonia (INPA) in Manaus.[more]
Ctenidae of French Guiana
French Guiana holds an impressive species richness or biodiversity, of which large parts are still unknown, especially when looking at the invertebrate arthropods. To list the insects of French Guiana is an aim of a current...[more]
Weevils of the Papuan Region
New Guinea and its lesser surrounding islands harbour an extremely diverse yet little-explored weevil fauna (Curculionoidea). It is characterized by endemism on different hierarchic scales: most species occupy restricted areas...[more]
Biodiversity of leaf litter inhabiting arthropods of natural forests in Java
Java is the most densely populated island of Indonesia with about 127 million inhabitants. So, it can not be a surprise that wide areas have been deforested and converted into agricultural land. However, many of the mountains and...[more]
Schutzkonzepte für zwei obligat myrmekophile Schmetterlingsarten
Das Projekt befasst sich mit Bläulingen, deren Vorkommen in Baden-Württemberg stark bedroht sind und die im Raupenstadium besonders enge Beziehungen zu Ameisen eingehen (Myrmekophilie). Dabei wird vor allem die Lebensweise der...[more]
Bläulinge an Jagst und Kocher: Verbreitung, Ökologie, Schutz
In einem faunistisch bisher nur wenig untersuchten Gebiet, dem Bereich von Jagst und Kocher im Nordosten Baden-Württembergs, wurden zehn gefährdete Bläulingsarten im Hinblick auf ihre Verbreitung und ihre regionalen...[more]
Schmetterlingsfauna Baden-Württembergs
Die Landesdatenbank Schmetterlinge Baden-Württembergs (LDS-BW) ist ein Kooperationsprojekt des Ressorts Lepidoptera im Referat Entomologie mit der Naturschutzverwaltung des Landes Baden-Württembergs (Landesanstalt für Umwelt,...[more]
