The study of macrophyte communities in Pyrenean high-mountain lakes reveals shifts related to environmental changes, especially pronounced when a critical threshold has been exceeded.
The governance of transformative territorial innovations
What forms of governance might be favourable to collaboration between innovators, institutions, and the public sphere, enabling these territorial innovations to achieve their transformative potential?
Post-fire regeneration patterns in the European Alps
Post-fire regeneration in conifer and mixed forests of the Alps reveals patterns and dynamics in the short- and medium-term driven by fire severity, species composition, and environmental conditions.
Ecological resilience of tourism in the alpine region – an introduction to a fit for purpose index
Climate change affects tourism destinations in alpine regions. To monitor regional ecological resilience, a list of potential indicators is given, and their validity and applicability are discussed.
Spatial and temporal variability of carbonaceous impurities in snow samples on the Cordillera Blanca
This study examines seasonal and spatial variations of elemental and organic carbon in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. Findings highlight the role of carbonaceous particles as snow darkening impurities.
Flower washing and environmental DNA analysis for monitoring arthropod diversity at Austrian LTER sites
Flower-visiting arthropod diversity was monitored at Austrian LTER sites by analysing environmental DNA collected from flowers with a dedicated washing technique.
Data Analysis of Mountain Huts in the EUMA Database: Insights for Sustainable Management
EUMA’s database analyzes 1,927 huts across Europe, offering key insights into maintenance, occupancy, and sustainability to support data-driven decisions in mountain tourism management.
Low-cost system for real-time measurement of ground movements in remote areas
Presentation of a low-cost and realtime monitoring system for ground movement based on GNNS and IoT
Review of acoustic recording units deployment techniques for acoustic monitoring in mountains: Proposing the APRISM-D guideline
Mountains are challenging to study, especially when you unstandardized approaches
Enhancing mass turnover of the Djankuat Glacier, Caucasus, during the long-term monitoring period
57-year-long (1967/68-2023/24) mass balance monitoring of the Djankuat Glacier reveals a obvious trend towards escalation of glacier mass turnover.