A5026058372- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Landslides and related hazards
- Climate change and permafrost
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
- Forest ecology and management
Universität Innsbruck
2016-2025
Eurac Research
2007-2021
University of Bonn
2021
BOKU University
2019
Environment Park
2010
Abstract Research gaps in understanding flood changes at the catchment scale caused by forest management, agricultural practices, artificial drainage, and terracing are identified. Potential strategies addressing these proposed, such as complex systems approaches to link processes across time scales, long‐term experiments on physical‐chemical‐biological process interactions, a focus connectivity patterns spatial scales. It is suggested that will stimulate new research coherently addresses...
Although the ecosystem services provided by mountain grasslands have been demonstrated to be highly vulnerable environmental and management changes in past, it remains unclear how they will affected face of a combination further land-use/cover accelerating climate change. Moreover, resilience has not sufficiently analysed under future scenarios. This study aimed assess impacts on multiple grassland their resilience. For area Central Alps (Stubai Valley, Austria), six were quantified using...
In mountain regions, ecosystem services provision is strongly linked to land use, topography and climate, where impacts can be expected under global change. For our study site in the Austrian Alps, we examined relationship between agricultural activities multiple on landscape scale from past future. Modelling of future land-use patterns was based stakeholder workshops considering different socio-economic climate scenarios. past, intensity reduced resulting less forage but better regulating...
The demand for cultural ecosystem services (CES) is increasing, and aesthetic values contribute substantially to attract visitors mountain regions, enhancing the socio-economic well-being. While most studies focused on assessment of under current conditions, this study aimed evaluate historic development from perspective today by analysing changes in actual supply CES along roads paths Sölden Ötztal valley (Austria) since beginning tourism. We first mapped five time steps over last 150 years...
During winter, trees have to cope with harsh conditions, including extreme freeze-thaw stress. This study focused on ice nucleation and propagation, related water shifts xylem cavitation, as well cell damage was based in situ monitoring of (thermocouples) surface temperatures (infrared imaging), ultrasonic emissions, dendrometer analysis. Field experiments during late winter Picea abies growing at the alpine timberline revealed three distinct freezing patterns: (1) from top tree toward base,...
Abstract In mountain areas, land surface temperature (LST) is a key parameter in the energy budget and controlled by complex interplay of topography, incoming radiation atmospheric processes, as well soil moisture distribution, different covers vegetation types. this contribution, LST spatial distribution Stubai Valley Austrian Alps simulated ecohydrological model GEOtop. This simulation compared with ground observations Landsat image order to assess capacity represent interactions terrain,...
Abstract Context Landscape ecology early on developed the awareness that central objects of investigation are not stable over time and therefore historical dimension must be included, or at least considered. Objectives This paper considers importance history in landscape terms its impact patterns processes proposes to complement these with notion pathways order provide a comprehensive analysis change. Methods We develop conceptual framework distinguishing between legacy effects, which...
Abstract Landscape context influences wild bee abundance and diversity, alongside pollination‐related services. Growing evidence supports the positive effects of landscape heterogeneity on diversity fruit production for pollination‐dependent crops in flatlands. However, little remains known about these relationships mountainous environments where matrix surrounding is often more complex than lowlands. We conducted our study apple orchards South Tyrol, an Alpine region Italy, using pan‐traps,...
Throughout South Tyrol, in northern Italy, there is a data deficiency relating to wild bee species pool. Here, we present significant findings from the collection of 3,313 bees gathered over two separate studies conducted consecutive years. Our research focused on impact landscape heterogeneity, temperature and land-use change communities their pollination services an agricultural mountainous landscape. This article provides detailed account 150 identified collected using coloured pan traps....
Terrestrial vegetation represents one of the planet’s primary carbon sinks, playing a pivotal role for climate change mitigation. Enhancing storage in natural and managed ecosystems requires deeper understanding dynamics. In this context, Alpine Mountain ecosystems, are dealing with two significant challenges increasing vulnerability their sinks: firstly, atmosphere Alps is warming up twice as fast other areas planet droughts heat waves becoming more frequent; secondly,...
Climate-smart rewilding is a promising approach to ecological restoration that combines the benefits of dynamic and process-based with carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation. However, little known about suitable locations climate-smart in Europe as there lack continental scale, spatial assessments where rewild. We present an map potential by considering three dimensions: (1) Ecological representing best conditions restoring key processes, (2) Carbon describing sequestration, (3)...
During the last decade, agriculture has lost its importance in many European mountain regions and tourism, which benefits from attractive landscapes, become a major source of income. Changes landscape patterns elements might affect scenic beauty therefore socio-economic welfare region. Our study aimed at modeling by quantifying influence relationship to distance. Focusing on Alpine landscapes South North Tyrol, we used photographic questionnaire showing different compositions. As offer long...