Bird diversity components are positively correlated. Diversity shifts with the treeline, with higher species turnover above it. Highlights comprehensive approaches to mountain bird conservation.
Lags and non-linearities in climate change impacts on alpine plants and vegetation, as revealed by whole-community transplant experiments
Whole-community transplant experiments reveal processes underlying lagged plant and community responses to climate change.
Distribution and impact of the fungus Puccinia punctiformis on Cirsium arvense in the Rocky Mountains, USA
The niche overlap of host and pathogen along an elevation gradient affects populations dynamics of the non-native host plant species.
Mapping and quantifying Soil Organic Carbon stocks from the treeline to permafrost regions in the Swiss Alps
Cold regions hold vast soil carbon pools, but their stability under climate change remains uncertain. We mapped SOC stocks across the Swiss Alps, highlighting alpine grasslands’ role in carbon budgets
Hearing the grass grow: advances in alpine grassland phenology
Grassland phenology as measured automatically with ultrasonic snow sensors during 25 years shows an advance of 2.4 days per decade.
The Bison Monitoring Study – From Reintroduction to Reconciliation to Resilience.
Plains Bison have been reintroduced to Banff National Park and the Stoney Nakoda will be conducting a “Cultural Monitoring” study of the Bison herd, in the next 3 years.
Pattern in alpine summit vegetation in the Northern Alps (Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Germany) explained by variation in microclimate, soil temp and soil moisture
First time comparison of GeoPrecision versus TOMST data logging for assessing GLORIA summit microclimate.
Mountain invasion research on oceanic islands
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
Application of remote sensing data for assessing high mountain vegetation condition along tourist trails.
Tourism threatens alpine vegetation. This study used multi-platform remote sensing to assess trampling impact. Key indices and spectral data identified degraded areas, aiding conservation efforts.