Untersberg

	Geology: World of rocks Formation and structure • Rocks • Minerals and fossils • Ice Ages • Dolines • Caves	Untersberg, the "Hausberg" of the City of Salzburg and its surrounding communites, a massive table mountain with prominent rock precipices ascending straight from the plain, offers an almost untouched landscape as recreation area very close to the residential areas. Its caves and the marble are well-known far beyond the area. Untersberg offers a large veriety of flora and one can find several specialties in a range of small and very specific habitats, which have developed with the natural conditions and human activities (alpine meadow farming and forestry). The richly structured biotope is an optimal habitat for many animals, and last but not least, an experiment for release of griffon vultures succeeded there by the Hellbrunn Zoo. The investigation started with the collaboration of Alexander von Humboldt, the summits were measured for the first time at the beginning of the 19th century. This was the time of discovering the ice caves, and their touristic development with the construction of paths by the Alpine Association started. In the middle of the 19th century Eberhard Fugger started with the investigation of the mountain. His research in the fields of geology, speleology, and meteorology culminated in an extensive description of the mountain and its surroundings towards the end of the 19th century.
	Botany: The flora of Untersberg Ecology • Climate • Soils • Mixed forest belt • Coniferous forest belt • Dwarf tree belt
	Zoology: The fauna of Untersberg The plateau • Griffon vulture • Gliding • Animals living in the rock • Bird community in the dwarf tree belt • Around alpine pastures and shelters • Caves and their inhabitants • Released on Untersberg • Animals of the forest
	Recent research topics Lichens on Untersberg • Botanical treasures at the foot of Untersberg • The griffon vulture of Hellbrunn Zoo • Widespread anurans (frogs & toads) and salamanders • Paradise for butterflies • Golden eagle on Untersberg