The research focuses on how climatic and socio-economic shifts drive woody species encroachment into mountain grassland abandoned pastures, altering carbon sequestration patterns.
Monitoring permafrost degradation and its effects on high-mountain infrastructures
Remote sensing and in situ geophysics methods to monitor permafrost degradation and its impact on high-mountain infrastructure stability in selected case studies across the Austrian and Italian Alps.
Trends and drivers of long-term forest evapotranspiration in Switzerland
Trends and drivers of long-term forest evapotranspiration allow to assess the resilience of mountain forest ecosystems to climate change.
Impact of Recurrent Droughts on the Water Use and Growth Dynamics of Larch and Spruce: insights from a long-term experiment in the Austrian Alps
Recurrent droughts do not amplify the drought sensitivity of larch and spruce at a subalpine forest, showing only minor lagged effects on growth during a recovery year.
Digitalization and Open Data for Sustainable Mountain Tourism: The EUMA Federated Approach to Trail, Hut, and Climbing Area Management
The EUMA database leverages open data to support decision-making in mountain tourism, ensuring adaptive management of trails, huts, and climbing areas amid climate change challenges.
Potentials and challenges of the free SPOT 5 HRS stereo archive to derive glacier elevation changes: an evaluation in the alpine region and Iceland
The SPOT 5 HRS archive provides high-resolution DEMs via stereo photogrammetry, enabling regional glacier elevation change estimates from the early 2000s, crucial for long-term geodetic mass balances.
Proximity to gaps and species mixing as key predictors of European spruce bark beetle mortality in protective mountain forests of southeastern Switzerland
Forest structure and species diversity influence bark beetle infestation risk. Managing gap arrangement and tree diversity can limit outbreaks and maintain the protective function of mountain forests
Evaluating the influence of heat waves on pollutant concentrations in the Pyrenees from in-situ measurements and Sentinel data
This study examines ozone and nitrogen dioxide levels in the Pyrenees using data from 20 monitoring stations and Sentinel 5P, highlighting higher O3 during summer heatwaves and increased NO2 in winter
First inventory of the paraglacial activity in the Venosta Valley (Italy) in relation to the recent glacial recession
Study of the Venosta Valley (South Tyrol) glaciers to reconstruct their recent evolution and to create an inventory of the paraglacial events on these glaciers.
Building a Coordinated Network for Wildlife Monitoring in National Parks: A Key Step Toward Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation
A coordinated monitoring network in Italy’s National Parks will standardize data collection, integrating diverse methods to improve biodiversity conservation and EU reporting.