Phenological and elevational shifts of plants, animals and fungi under climate change in the E uropean A lps

Y Vitasse, S Ursenbacher, G Klein… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain areas are biodiversity hotspots and provide a multitude of ecosystem services of
irreplaceable socio‐economic value. In the European Alps, air temperature has increased at …

Ecosystem services research in mountainous regions: A systematic literature review on current knowledge and research gaps

W Mengist, T Soromessa, G Legese - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Mountain ecosystem services (MES) can provide a wide range of benefits for human well-
being, including provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural services. This systematic …

The tempo of greening in the European Alps: Spatial variations on a common theme

P Choler, A Bayle, BZ Carlson, C Randin… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term increase in satellite‐based proxies of vegetation cover is a well‐documented
response of seasonally snow‐covered ecosystems to climate warming. However, observed …

[HTML][HTML] Risk perception of climate change and natural hazards in global mountain regions: A critical review

S Schneiderbauer, PF Pisa, JL Delves, L Pedoth… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mountains are highly sensitive to climate change. Their elevated areas provide essential
ecosystem services both for the surrounding mountainous regions and particularly for …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal changes in ecosystem service values: Effects of land-use changes from past to future (1860–2100)

U Schirpke, S Tscholl, E Tasser - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing global pressure on natural resources requires that decision makers and land
managers adopt sustainable solutions to ensure the long-term provision of essential …

Influence of climate, soil, and land cover on plant species distribution in the European Alps

Y Chauvier, W Thuiller, P Brun… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of edaphic factors and habitat structure for plant growth and
survival is known, both are often neglected in favor of climatic drivers when investigating the …

[HTML][HTML] Contributions of climate change and human activities to vegetation dynamics in Qilian Mountain National Park, northwest China

Q Peng, R Wang, Y Jiang, C Li - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of policies have been implicated in the Qilian Mountain National Park (QLMNP) to
combat climate change (CC). Distinguishing the impacts of CC and human activities (HA) on …

Ecosystem shifts in Alpine streams under glacier retreat and rock glacier thaw: A review

S Brighenti, M Tolotti, MC Bruno, G Wharton… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review provides a detailed synthesis of the effects of glacier retreat and permafrost thaw
on stream ecosystems in the European Alps. As a working framework, we present a …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholder perspectives on ecosystem services of mountain lakes in the European Alps

M Ebner, V Fontana, U Schirpke, U Tappeiner - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Mountain lakes are affected by anthropogenic use and global change, which necessitates
management strategies to ensure their conservation and provision of ecosystem services …

Compositional shifts of alpine plant communities across the high Andes

F Cuesta, J Carilla, LD LLambí, P Muriel… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change is transforming mountain summit plant communities worldwide, but we
know little about such changes in the High Andes. Understanding large‐scale patterns of …