A5068209701- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Landslides and related hazards
- Climate change and permafrost
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Marine and environmental studies
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Heavy metals in environment
Pädagogische Hochschule Burgenland
2024
University of Vienna
2015-2023
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2014
Soil erosion in viticulture significantly exceeds the natural soil formation rate of 1.4 t ha⁻1yr⁻1 for mineral soils Europe and poses a major challenge, particularly vineyards situatedon steep slopes. While numerous studies have quantified European vineyards,particularly Western, Central, Mediterranean Europe, focused research inAustrian is rare. Despite accounting only 0.25% agricultural land, Austrianvineyards experience high rates, with estimates averaging 21.2...
The Alpine region experiences climate change at an accelerated pace compared to the rest of Europe, leading profound and measurable impacts across all geospheres. To monitor, understand, forecast these developments, European alpine observatories research facilities have formed interdisciplinary cross-border Virtual Observatory Network (VAO). This collaborative network aims unify amplify individual efforts, focusing on comprehensive analysis prediction effects throughout Arc.By exploring...
Non-forest ecosystems, dominated by shrubs, grasses and herbaceous plants, provide ecosystem services including carbon sequestration forage for grazing, are highly sensitive to climatic changes. Yet these ecosystems poorly represented in remotely sensed biomass products undersampled situ monitoring. Current global change threats emphasize the need new tools capture non-forest at appropriate scales. Here we developed deployed a protocol photogrammetric height using unoccupied aerial vehicle...
Abstract. Studies on ecological successions have a long tradition and strongly contributed to the understanding of community assembly, niche theory, ecosystem structure functionality. Reports are however mostly restricted one or two taxonomic groups, neglecting mutual influences dependencies between multiple groups that building blocks diverse communities. We introduce Alpine research platform Ödenwinkel promote observational experimental emergence multidiversity complexity. established n=...
Abstract Proglacial slopes provide suitable conditions for observing the co‐development of abiotic and biotic systems. The frequency magnitude geomorphic processes plant composition govern this interplay, which is described in model biogeomorphic succession. In high mountain environments, has only been tested a limited number studies. study aimed to quantify small‐scale sediment transport via erosion plots along cover gradient investigate influence on communities. We generate quantitative...
Abstract Despite the importance of land cover on landscape hydrology and slope stability, representation dynamics in physically based models their associated ecohydrological effects stability is rather scarce. In this study, we assess impact different levels complexity parameterisation explanatory power a dynamic process‐based spatial model. Firstly, present available collected data sets account for stepwise Secondly, approaches to simulate cover: 1) grassland without forest coverage; 2)...
Soil erosion is a severe threat for ecosystems and anthropogenic infrastructure. Glaciers are retreating rapidly due to global warming the receding ice leaves unvegetated depositions of sediment, which prone mobilisation during precipitation events. Vegetation known serve as protection, but how above- belowground plant traits, vegetation cover diversity on community level jointly affecting unclear. Additionally, soil microbial communities may have effects slope stability by promoting growth...
Abstract Phytoliths are plant microfossils commonly used as qualitative archive markers in archaeological and paleoecological studies. Their potential uniqueness to the vegetation cover, robustness weathering, lack of chemical alteration along transport paths make them potentially suitable tracers for quantitative erosion In this pilot study, we explore phytoliths a sediment fingerprinting study Ceguera catchment (28 km 2 ) NE Spain. The phytolith concentrations morphologies four land cover...
Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access this page indefinitely Copy URL Catchment-Scale Stability and Disturbance Biogeomorphic Succession an Alpine Glacier Foreland (Kaunertal Valley, Austria) 36 Pages Posted: 27 Aug 2022 See all articles by Stefan HaselbergerStefan Haselbergeraffiliation not provided SSRNUlrich Zangerlaffiliation SSRNSimon Scheperaffiliation SSRNJan-Christoph Ottoaffiliation SSRNLisa-Maria...
The interaction between geomorphological and ecological processes plays a significant role in determining landscape patterns glacier forelands. However, the spatial organization of this biogeomorphic mosaic remains unclear due to limited catchment-scale data. To address gap, we used multi-proxy analysis map potential geomorphic activity related surface changes induced by sediment transport on drift-mantled slopes glaciofluvial plain. High-resolution vegetation data were generate delineating...
Roman cisterns served as rainwater storage devices for centuries and are densely distributed in parts of northern Jordan. A major earthquake hit the region ca . A.D. 750 a short time many settlements were abandoned. As consequence, most not maintained, they filled with sediments that today provide postabandonment depositional record. In two field surveys, we mapped locations more than 100 Wadi Al‐Arab basin selected detailed stratigraphic analysis included 14 C optically stimulated...
Extreme hydro-meteorological events become an increasing risk in high mountain environments, resulting erosion that endanger human infrastructure and life. Vegetation is known to be important stabilizing factor; however, little about the spatial patterns of species composition glacial forelands. This investigation aims differentiate sparse vegetation a steep alpine environment Austrian part Central Eastern Alps using low-cost multispectral cameras on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Highly...
Soil erosion causes severe on- and off-site effects, such as reductions in soil depth, eutrophication of water bodies, loss organic matter, clogging smothering riverine habitats. Attempts to assess water-induced by include modelling, measuring/monitoring, the use tracers, dating. All these approaches have shown shortcomings (Parsons, 2019). The main objective this research is a small agricultural catchment (HOAL, Lower Austria) using OSL-dating, 137Cs field measurements compare gained...
The complex interrelation between plants and geomorphic processes is described in the concept of biogeomorphic succession. While ecological research on succession community assembly has transitioned towards functional approaches, studies diversity settings, particularly glacier forelands, remain limited. In this study, we investigated abundance vascular plant species traits an alpine foreland using data from 199 plots. Our objective was to unravel development during Specifically, study...
The Alpine region undergoes a faster and more pronounced climate change than surrounding lowlands and, therefore, is time machine showing the things to come in changing environment. Under influence of robust warming trend, witnessing an ascent >1°C since 1980s significant effects are visible measurable atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, most apparently cryosphere. Virtual Observatory assemblage comprising European Observatories, high alpine research facilities, data archives,...
Abstract The complex interrelation between plants and geomorphic processes is described in the concept of biogeomorphic succession. While ecological research on succession community assembly has transitioned towards functional approaches, studies diversity settings, particularly glacier forelands, remain limited. In this study, we investigated abundance vascular plant species traits an alpine foreland using data from 199 plots. Our objective was to unravel development during Specifically,...
Abstract Non-forest ecosystems, dominated by shrubs, grasses and herbaceous plants, provide ecosystem services including carbon sequestration forage for grazing, yet are highly sensitive to climatic changes. Yet these ecosystems poorly represented in remotely-sensed biomass products undersampled in-situ monitoring. Current global change threats emphasise the need new tools capture non-forest at appropriate scales. Here we assess whether canopy height inferred from drone photogrammetry allows...