Glaciers are crucial freshwater resources. Badswat Glacier, vulnerable to climate change, has experienced multiple GLOF events, impacting agriculture, infrastructure, and communities. Monitoring and m
Plant strategies in a warming world: unveiling the dynamics of six novel proglacial ecosystems
As glaciers retreat, novel proglacial ecosystems emerge. We analyzed plant functional traits and strategies across six Alpine chronosequences to understand the dynamics of these emerging ecosystems.
Glacier Landscape Investigation through Monitoring and Public Science (GLIMPS)
Mountain-top bird species face extreme conditions, shaping breeding site selection. We monitored alpine nests in temperate Andes. Rock cavities buffer temperatures, potentially enhancing breeding success and adaptation to harsh weather
Long-term ecological insights for managing mountain landscapes in a changing world
Mountain ecosystems face threats from climate and land-use changes. Integrating long-term data with stakeholder knowledge supports resilience, conservation, and sustainable management.
The sky IS the limit: The present state and future stake of alpine plants
The IUCN Alpine Plants Specialist Group communicates and advocates for plant conservation in the earth’s most threatened ecosystem.
Forest stand characteristics and salvage logging strategies affect the dynamics of post-windthrow vegetation trajectories
Satellite imagery combined with field observations proves effective for monitoring forest recovery after wind disturbances across large geographic areas and over multiple years.
Microbial community structure in understory soils depends more on plant traits than on phylogeny
Plant species shape microbial communities under their canopy by attracting or repelling microbes from the surrounding environment, in a process that depends more on plant traits than on phylogeny.
Spatio-temporal variability of water temperature in a mountain river: insights from a field campaign
We conducted an extensive field campaign in an alpine river to improve our understanding of spatio-temporal variability and the drivers of river water temperature at high altitudes.
No-Shows in Field Monitoring: Aufeis Non-Formation Leading to Methodological Shifts and Broader Findings
The study explores how the non-formation of aufeis in Yukon led to a methodological shift, revealing new insights into winter hydrology and broader hydrological changes in deglaciating catchments.
Monitoring of Alpine environment with geomatics techniques
Mountain-top bird species face extreme conditions, shaping breeding site selection. We monitored alpine nests in temperate Andes. Rock cavities buffer temperatures, potentially enhancing breeding success and adaptation to harsh weather