SemiAquatic Life. Recreating habitat complexity for semi-aquatic fauna. Layman's report

The project has been running between 2016 and 2021. Total budget of the project has been approxi-mately 5,8 milion € whereas the contribution from EU Life has been about 60%. The title “SemiAquat-icLife”, refers to the project’s focus on amphibians and insects with a semi-aquatic life-cycle. This means that they, during a part of their life, are dependent on water, in this case stagnant freshwater, for e.g., breed-ing. In addition to aquatic habitats, they also need suitable terrestrial habitats for foraging, hibernation, and shelter. Since the semi-aquatic species are completely depend-ent on both land and water for survival, they are par-ticularly sensitive to environmental changes.