The working group focuses on climate change impacts in mountainous regions, integrating monitoring, modelling and outreach to support sustainable adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Andean/Runa Moountain Social-Ecological Futures: From Consultation to KoDesigners of Conservation.
Conservation projects must recognize indigenous and rural leadership, ensuring ownership, data sovereignty and equitable benefits through responsible and collaborative research frameworks.
Status of Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Drivers thereof in Indo-Himalayan region
This study examines deforestation and forest degradation in the Indo-Himalayan region, estimating carbon stock, assessing forest status, identifying D&FD drivers, and proposing strategic solutions.
Springs as climate refugia in a semi-arid mountainous ecosystem in Idaho, U.S.A.
Springs provide climate refugia, through lower interannual variability in late-season phenology and less coupling to climatic water balance and snowmelt timing compared to their surroundings.
How much wilderness is left? Need for non-go-to policy in renewable energy infrastructures in mountainous areas of high ecological integrity.
Preserving the last European mountainous wilderness is the most efficient way to resolve conflicts between renewable energy and conservation targets in the frame of Nature Restoration Regulation
Structure of the tychoplanktonic and epipelic diatom communities in the Zelenci spring
Tychoplanktonic and epipelic diatom communities were studied in the limnocrene spring Zelenci in the alpine region of NW Slovenia, and 167 diatom species were identified.
Climatology of European treelines
European treelines can be classified into five distinct climatic groups suggesting that there is a complex gradient of meteorologic conditions allowing woody plants to achieve tree stature.
Inland cliffs call for plant conservation efforts and new research in vegetation ecology
Inland cliffs are hotspot for endemic and refugia for relict plants. Global changes call for conservation efforts, while new technologies are opening chances for research in vegetation macroecology.
Incendios forestales naturales causados por tormentas eléctricas en la Reserva de Biosfera Araucarias. Chile.
Los incendios forestales causados por tormentas eléctricas, en los últimos 30 años representan más del 30% de los eventos registrados
Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation Dynamics in Alpine Ecosystems of the Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India
This study analyzes 25 years of vegetation changes in Kumaun Himalaya using NDVI and climate data, highlighting climate-driven impacts on Grassland, Scrubland, and Forest Cover.