Trends and drivers of long-term forest evapotranspiration allow to assess the resilience of mountain forest ecosystems to climate change.
Empowering Territorial Climate Resilience and Local Communities through a Nature-Based Climate Adaptation Knowledge Repository
A Nature-Based Knowledge Repository consolidates research, policy frameworks, and case studies on NbS from Europe, empowering territorial climate resilient communities, and informed policy making.
Pesticide degradation potential expressed by cryoconite hole microbial communities from an alpine glacier and the Greenland Ice Sheet: a comparative study
We investigate the mineralization rate of selected pesticides operated by microbial communities inhabiting cryoconite holes from the Alps and Greenland, and how the communities change over time.
Digital infrastructure and grassroots transformation in mountain urbanization: the case of Chongli, China’s Olympic mountain city
This study explores how digital infrastructure empowers grassroots communities in Chongli, China’s Olympic mountain city, reshaping local economies and labor markets in ski tourism and urbanization.
Baseline Wetland Mapping and Degradation Assessment in the Maloti-Drakensberg: Foundations for Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research and Conservation
This study establishes a baseline for wetland mapping and degradation assessment in the Maloti-Drakensberg, providing critical insights for long-term socio-ecological research and future conservation
Investigating metal accumulation and internal sequestration in an ice-dwelling springtail species
Beyond habitat reduction, contamination is an additional threat to ice-dwelling springtails. Mechanisms to accumulate and sequester metals are key to the health of glacier trophic webs.
Impact of Recurrent Droughts on the Water Use and Growth Dynamics of Larch and Spruce: insights from a long-term experiment in the Austrian Alps
Recurrent droughts do not amplify the drought sensitivity of larch and spruce at a subalpine forest, showing only minor lagged effects on growth during a recovery year.
Non-consumptive Predation Risk Limits Plateau Pika Density through Trophic and Behavioral Cascades, Contributing to Vegetation Restoration on the Tibetan Plateau
Non-consumptive predation risk reduces plateau pika density, alters foraging behavior, and enhances vegetation biomass by limiting pika impact on plant dominance, diversity, and biomass.
Impact of drought on the condition of forest ecosystems in the Western Sudetes, Poland
Global warming in the Sudetes has caused different growth responses of spruce depending on water availability: from optimum to growth reduction of up to -40% on the southern slopes of the massif.
Effects of Reduced Atmospheric Pressure on Upwards-Shifting Alpine Plant-Soil-Microbe Associations
Using novel incubation chambers (terraXcube), we demonstrated that reduced atmospheric pressure affects soil microbial biomass, activity, and community composition, independent of plant growth.