Monitoring floodplain succession on the created lower reaches of the New Traisen

In the context of a LIFE+-project 'Habitat in the estuary section of the river Traisen', the artificial channel in the lower course of the river Traisen (Lower Austria) was replaced by a newly created, near-natural riverbed within a broad, lowered floodplain corridor. In the course of vegetation ecology monitoring, succession, and in particular, the development of woody plants and the impact of alien plants are documented. The created connectivity between the river and its floodplains and the successful regeneration of the native woody species, the restoration goal of creating a near-natural floodplain ecosystem can be considered successful.