The paper will discuss Thomas Fearnley’s The Grindelwald Glacier (1838) as artistic composition and witness to the Little Ice age in dialogue with the discourse on climate change.
Beetles, wind, and fire: integrating disturbance predisposition assessments into decision support systems for climate-adapted management of mountain forests
Climate change alters predisposition to disturbances differently across elevations. Disturbance mitigation may trade off with biodiversity & ecosystem services.
Integrating Process-Based Modelling and Sustainability Indicators: Insights from the SOSFOR Project
The project combines forest ecosystem modelling with social and economic assessments, offering decision-support tools (DSS) for adaptive and climate-smart forestry.
SPASS – new gridded climatological snow datasets for Switzerland: Method and Potential
We present the first gridded datasets of daily snow water equivalent and depth for Switzerland. These 1km datasets (1962-1999) offer valuable information despite some limitations at low elevations.
Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene Highland-Lowland Interaction in the Rocky Mountains, USA
This paper overviews the material evidence for Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene use of both highland and lowland Rocky Mountain settings.
The VIVALP living lab: a co-design approach for the deployment of nature-based solutions in French Alpine protected areas
The VIVALP Living Lab aims to support the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) in protected areas employing a strong co-production approach
Interdependencies and conflicts between territorialities in sustainable agri-food transformations. Examples from the Bauges and Galaure territoires.
Using a territorial approach to agri-food transformations enables to highlight the interdependencies and conflicts between different territorialities and their role in agri-food transformations.
Does shrub encouragement change the water balance within the treeline ecotone?
Our study suggests that shrub encroachment may considerably affect the water balance of the treeline ecotone. This is accompanied by inhibited reforestation and a loss of biodiversity.
Regional glacier elevation changes assessment from optical DEM time series
Optical stereo satellite images support global assessments of glacier mass balance. We developed an approach to estimate glacier elevation changes using DEM time series from SPOT-5 and ArcticDEM.
Developing Principles for Digitally-Enabled Uplands Research
Reviewing digitally-enabled uplands research, this offers a starting point for future development of research principles emphasising interdisciplinarity, local engagement, and ethical data practices.