Conservation management efforts should be tailored to address specific changes at different elevations, aiming to counteract negative trends in plant diversity and prevent the biotic impoverishment of native species as well as the ongoing habitat transformation of grasslands in the Alps. Author Contributions. G.B. and F.P. conceived the study.

2025年1月1日 · Alpine grasslands are situated in the high mountain and highland areas, such as in the Alps and Qilian Mountains (Fig. 1.1). The grasslands, the main vegetation type in alpine ecosystems, provide functions and services, including freshwater, soil conservation, carbon sequestration, and maintenance of biodiversity ( Xu et al., 2021 ).

2020年10月1日 · Here we show that the ecosystem service (ES) biomass production from grassland (BP), based on supply, flow and demand, varies spatially in the Alpine space and that climate change is contributing to the amplification of BP surpluses or deficits.

2008年5月1日 · The water balance of montane, subalpine and alpine (sensu Ellenberg, 1996) grassland ecosystems is an important feature, especially in the Austrian Alps where precipitation exceeds the water use of vegetation and the storage capacity of soils. Vegetation is an important factor influencing the annual ecosystem water balance, which is determined ...

2008年5月1日 · Alpine grasslands are ecosystems with a great diversity of plant species. However, little is known about other levels of biodiversity, such as landscape diversity, diversity of biological interactions of plants with herbivores or fungal pathogens, and genetic diversity.

2022年12月1日 · Alpine plants have evolved a tight seasonal cycle of growth and senescence to cope with a short growing season. The potential growing season length (GSL) is increasing because of climate...

In the AlpES project, five different grassland types derived from the CORINE classification are mapped: 1. Intensive pastures, 2. Extensive pastures, 3. Natural grassland, 4. Grassland with shrubs and single trees, 5. Heathland. The Supply of biomass production is calculated according to the “Almbewertungsmodell” as proposed by Egger et al ...

2021年1月15日 · On grassland slopes from the montane to the alpine elevation zones of the European Alps, shallow erosion is a widespread and regionally increasing phenomenon. This group of mechanical denudation processes includes shallow landslides and nival abrasion (i.e., by snow gliding and avalanches), which are displacing patches of vegetation, soil and ...

2020年11月27日 · Grassland farming is a dominant factor in the agricultural landscape of the Alps. But not all meadows are the same: biomass supply depends firstly on the growth rate of all grassland types that are used as fodder. These can vary between extensive meadows, frequently cut pastures, and natural grassland found at high altitudes.

2024年8月23日 · Our results confirm that, under a potential abandonment of alpine grasslands, the forested area of inner-Central Alpine valleys is expected to expand in the next decades, with a general upward movement of the forest-grassland ecotone that is projected to stabilize before 2200, regardless the magnitude of climate change.