On an oceanic island alien species richness peaks at mid-elevation and is best explained by microclimate offset between disturbed and undisturbed habitat.
A vanishing human-wildlife relationship in the Eastern Carpathians, Romania
A significantly simplifying relationship between local farmers and wild animals was documented in a European rural community with far-reaching consequences for the everyday life and nature conservatio
Forest spatial structure dynamics after bark beetle outbreak
This study investigates the regeneration of mountain spruce forest following a bark beetle outbreak, with a focus on the spatial structure dynamics after disturbance.
Gendered Knowledge and Practices in Regenerative Agriculture: Insights from Andean-Amazonian Transition Ecosystems
Gender perspectives in food value chains reveal women’s roles, highlight disadvantages, and promote structural change. Recognizing care work and reproductive labor is key to regenerative agriculture.
The very active morphodynamics of the permafrost-affected rock walls of the French Alps during Fall 2024
The climate crisis is increasing rock slope failures in high mountains due to permafrost degradation. This study examines major events in the French Alps during autumn 2024.
Shifting uses of three French natural ice caves over centuries
Ice caves are natural cold traps preserving perennial ice beyond the cryosphere’s typical limits. This study explores the historical use and evolution of three French ice caves over centuries.
Cartographies of Care. Thick Mapping as an approach to unfold the socioecological transition of the Alpine territory.
The synergetic reading of the transitioning Alpine territory through a Thick mapping approach reveals new realities fostering revolutionary care.
High-Altitude Petroglyphs of Kyzyl Dara: Discovery, Challenges, and Documentation
By prioritising photographic documentation and supplementing it only with simple sketches, the team minimised the time spent in extreme conditions, while shifting interpretive analysis to cabinet work
Rockfall Hazard Assessment and Propagation Modeling: A Comparative Study of Static Block Remobilization in Manikaran, NW Himalaya, India
Manikaran, NW Himalaya, experiences frequent rockfalls, including a deadly 2015 event. A novel rockfall propagation model simulates this hazard by considering the impact of pre-fragmented rock mass.
The explanatory and exploratory potential of resilience for mountain systems
Mountain communities serve as change antennas, living systems labs for adaptive, transformative, and inner resilience, forging alpine-urban alliances toward desirable social-ecological futures.