We examined Alpine soils’ physicochemical properties and microbial communities across land uses, geologies, and elevations and identified site-specific microbes and key influencing factors.
Modelling local susceptibility to rapid mass movements in a changing climate
We model the local susceptibility of a large alpine catchment to rapid mass movements in a warming climate to better understand future sediment input into the fluvial system from erosion.
Journal of Mountain Science: an important platform for making your research quickly known around the world
The editor of Journal of Mountain Science, an international English journal indexed by SCIE, SCOPUS, will introduce the journal and interact with the audiences who plan to submit to this journal.
An update on the condition, threats and future of Australian alpine snowpatch plant communities
Australian snowpatch plant communities are threatened by warming and declining snow. I present an update on vegetation change, ecological collapse, potential regeneration and future management options
Hourly Precipitation Biases and Clausius-Clapeyron Scaling in Convection-Resolving and Convection-Parameterizing Regional Climate Models
Convection-parameterizing regional climate models (RCMs) suffer from temperature-dependent biases, km-scale RCMs are thus better suited for studying future precipitation changes at hourly timescales.
Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline
We present the first global synthesis of research on microbiota, cryptogams, and fauna in mountain soils above the treeline, integrating existing knowledge and highlighting key research gaps.
Cracking Kobresia ecosystems of the Tibetan plateau
Overgrazing may trigger turf cracking of the Kobresia ecosystem. Yet, the relative roles of climate-driven processes and grazing in impacting turf cracking remain poorly understood.
Monitoring Glacier Evolution and Assessing Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard in the Bolivian Andes
We monitor changes in the population of Bolivian glaciers/glacial lakes at high spatiotemporal resolution. We assess GLOF hazard of the lake inventory and predict sites of future lake formation.
Recovery dynamics and management effectiveness of invasive species across life forms, elevational gradients and regions in mountain systems
The effectiveness of removal depends on elevation, highlighting the need for targeted management.
The influence of westerly moisture transport events on Kilimanjaro’s glaciers
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