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The study of a desert landscape consisting of C3 shrublands and C4 grasslands demonstrated the feasibility of mapping desertification processes on a r...
Read moreSki resorts increasingly affect alpine ecosystems through enlargement of ski pistes, machine-grading of ski piste areas and increasing use of artifici...
Read moreTreeless mountainous areas at high altitudes have increased in value as wildlife habitat, but they are affected and increasingly threatened by ski-res...
Read moreIn many places in Europe, trees are currently far below their theoretical altitudinal limit because of past land use. However, under the current crisi...
Read moreThe range size of adult female mountain hares (Lepus timidus) and European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), occupying a landscape in NE Scotland compo...
Read moreIncreases in area burned and fire size have been reported across a wide range of forest and shrubland types in the Western United States in recent dec...
Read moreMountain hares had a similar pattern of feeding throughout the year on a rich moor overlying base-rich rocks where hares were abundant and a poor moor...
Read moreSemi-natural grasslands are among the richest European ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. However, they have been severely affected by farming inten...
Read moreThere is a long-term trend of depopulation of rural areas and pasture abandonment throughout the Alps. This trend peaked after the Second World War an...
Read moreLand management is critical for biodiversity conservation in mountain grasslands. It should be both ecologically effective and economically efficient....
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