Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of droughts in alpine regions, significantly affecting plant physiological processes and ecosystem functioning.
Try to work with disturbances : Bark beetle outbreak consequences on French Alps forest workers facing ecological transition and profitability injunctions.
This paper analyses the impact of bark beetle outbreaks on mountain forest workers, already facing ecological transition and profitability injunctions, through a social science based investigation.
Fungi in pine forest regeneration at the upper tree line under the climate change
To better understand the diversity, composition and possible roles, communities of fungi associated with Pinus heldreichii and P. peuce were studied in high-altitude forest sites in Montenegro.
The new normal: increasing probability of late frost and drought. Effects on juvenile trees.
Drought and late frosts are major disturbances in forest ecosystems. This potted gradient experiment tries to understand the impact of both disturbances on juvenile trees.
Influence of topo-climatic variation and climatically contrasting years on the intra-annual dynamics of spruce incremental response in the Western Sudetes (between the years 2022 and 2024)
The climate-growth correlations highlighted the inter-seasonal influence of climatic conditions, particularly rainfall deficit and soil moisture, on the short-term responses of trees.
Challenging Alpine Borders: The Case of Larix Decidua
Interventions redefine ecotones by actively shaping new ecological assemblages. Thriving on the remains of extraction, European Larches show possibilities of life in anthropological ruins.
Experiences on the assessment of the protective role of forest against natural hazards in the Pyrenees
By performing different dynamic and static impact tests, we provide baseline data to describe how effectively a protective forest resists natural hazards and how wood-based structures can enhance that
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.
Assessing the economic value of mountain forests as nature-based solutions for risk reduction against snow avalanches and rockfall
Our framework quantifies the economic value of protective forests in mitigating snow avalanche and rockfall risks, supporting risk-based decision-making and sustainable forest management
Where the forest recedes: Land use changes in mountain areas and their impacts on the livelihoods of Indigenous communities.
Preserving natural forests is vital not only for sustaining livelihoods of Indigenous peoples but also for maintaining environmental sustainability and safeguarding Indigenous knowledge and culture