Mountain grasslands face biodiversity loss. The G4B project surveys stakeholders to guide conservation policies, revealing consensus on public funding but differing views on ecosystem services
Optimizing post-bark beetle disturbance management in mountain forests to promote biodiversity and natural tree regeneration under climate change
We investigate the impacts of post-bark beetle management in Alpine spruce forests, evaluating biodiversity and regeneration to inform sustainable management strategies.
The future of mountain biodiversity data in Africa
We identified challenges with biodiversity data collection, access, and sharing in African mountains, assessed their severity, and evaluated solutions and responsibilities for addressing them.
Bridging Science and Youth: Communicating Antibiotic Resistance in Alpine Regions
Glacial meltwater potentially spreads antibiotic-resistant bacteria, impacting downstream ecosystems. Engaging youth through clear, interactive outreach fosters awareness and action.
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.
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.
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.
Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems: A systematic review
This systematic review examines decades of manipulation experiments in mountain ecosystems shedding light on how global change drivers impact biological and ecological processes.
Identifying key conservation areas in the European Alps: Integrating science, stakeholders, and decision-makers
The AlpsLife project assesses biodiversity across the Alps to identify urgent-need-to-act areas for conservation and restoration using three key maps and stakeholder input.
Recruitment characteristics of threatened wetland alpine plants
In this study we examine intraspecific variation for two critical aspects of plant recruitment – germination and seedling establishment – in relation to reduced snow cover, drought and warming.