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Dersam, Scott W. "Behavioral complexities at high elevation: assessing prehistoric landscape use in the alpine regions of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem." UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports 42 (December 15, 2019): 104–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.13001/uwnpsrc.2019.5749.

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Alpine landscapes capture our imaginations. Envisioning these forbidding regions occupied by humans in prehistory has drawn academic and public audiences alike. The history of these alpine regions is being rewritten the world over, due in part to recent archaeological discoveries made in the alpine regions of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). These discoveries, some in the wilderness areas of Montana, have revealed a complex tapestry of prehistoric lifeways. Archaeological and paleobiological research in Montana’s GYE alpine regions by Dr. Craig Lee (INSTAAR/ PCRG), Dr. Rachel Reckin (U

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Williams, Richard J., Carl-Henrik Wahren, Arn D. Tolsma, et al. "Large fires in Australian alpine landscapes: their part in the historical fire regime and their impacts on alpine biodiversity." International Journal of Wildland Fire 17, no. 6 (2008): 793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf07154.

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The fires of summer 2003 in south-eastern Australia burnt tens of thousands of hectares of treeless alpine landscape. Here, we examine the environmental impact of these fires, using data from the Bogong High Plains area of Victoria, and the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales. Historical and biophysical evidence suggests that in Australian alpine environments, extensive fires occur only in periods of extended regional drought, and when severe local fire weather coincides with multiple ignitions in the surrounding montane forests. Dendrochronological evidence indicates that large fires ha

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Gilck, Fridtjof, and Peter Poschlod. "The origin of alpine farming: A review of archaeological, linguistic and archaeobotanical studies in the Alps." Holocene 29, no. 9 (2019): 1503–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683619854511.

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Alpine farming and pasturing at high altitudes in the Alps has created one of the most species-rich and diverse landscapes in Europe. In order to fully understand, appreciate and protect these habitats it is essential to learn about their history and origin. Until the present day, alpine farming provides essential additional food sources for livestock of farmers in the alpine valleys. Based on written sources, historians are able to track alpine farming back to the Middle Ages. Other approaches from different fields in science, however, can look back even further in search of evidence for alpi

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Nyúl, Eszter Anna. "„Minél magasabbra!” Az Alpok megmászása a XIX. századtól napjainkig [Recenzió P. Clastres, D. Debons, J-F. Pitteloud, & G. Quin (szerk.) Gravir les Alpes du XIXe siècle à nos jours. Pratiques, émotions, imaginaires. című könyvéről]." Modern Geográfia 16, no. 3 (2021): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.15170/mg.2021.16.03.02.

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The recently published book of studies aims to tell the story of the mountaineers of the past, showing their relationship with the Alpine landscape through their writings, drawings and photographs. It takes us from the early expeditions to the speed climbers of the present day, while answering many questions: among others what attracted the lovers of rocks, what did they hope for and fear on their journeys through the high mountains. The book is multidisciplinary, the authors are mostly historians and archivists, but there are also sociologists, geographers, economists, ethnologists and philos

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Mackovčin, Peter, Ivo Machar, Jan Brus, and Barbora Žáková. "Land Use Changes in the Alpine Tree Line Ecotone in the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains (Czech Republic)." Journal of Landscape Ecology 14, no. 3 (2021): 65–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2021-0014.

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Abstract Currently, we expected a altitudinal shift of forest vegetation upward under predicted climate changes impacts to European mountains ecosystems. In this context can be very interesting, that changes in alpine tree line ecotone in high European mountains were induced by human activities relatively often also in history. Probably one of the most important driver in land-use changes in high mountains was grazing, which significantly have influenced both mountain spruce forests and open alpine grasslands in central-Europe. This paper deals with historical changes of land-use in Hruby Jese

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Lencinas, María Vanessa, Rosina Soler, Juan Manuel Cellini, et al. "Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia." Diversity 13, no. 7 (2021): 310. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d13070310.

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Alpine environments and their temporal changes are rarely studied at high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. We analyzed alpine plants, soil temperatures, and growing-season length in mountains of two landscapes of South Patagonia (46° to 56° SL): three summits (814–1085 m a.s.l) surrounded by foothill grasslands in Santa Cruz province (SC), and four summits (634–864 m a.s.l.) in sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego province (TF). Sampling followed the protocolized methodology of the Global Observational Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA). Factors were topography (elev

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VOSKOVA, Alla, Aleksei GUNYA, Vadim KARAVAYEV, and Dmitry MAR’INSKIH. "LAND USE AND POSSIBILITIES OF REGULATING ANTHROPOGENIC LOADS ON THE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES OF THE NORTHERN MACRO-SLOPE OF THE GREAT CAUCASUS (On the example of the Karasu River valley)." Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories 13, no. 1 (2021): 16–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.21177/1998-4502-2021-13-1-16-24.

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Aim. The basis for the optimal development of mountain regions is the regulation of anthropogenic impact on natural land-scapes. The purpose of the study is to assess the state of natural landscapes of the highlands of the Central Caucasus and substantiate effective mechanisms that regulate economic activity in territories adjacent to nature conservation ones. On the example of the Karasu river valley, which is representative of the Northern macro slope of the Greater Caucasus, analyzes the features of anthropogenic impact in the form of recreation, tourism and grazing. Research methods. The k

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Ogrin, Matej, and Erika Kozamernik. "Horizontal Precipitation Gradients in Alpine Valleys of Northwestern Slovenia." Dela, no. 49 (December 28, 2018): 5–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/dela.49.5-36.

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Mountain landscapes are the areas characteristic for a great spatial variability of precipitation amounts. On the windward sides of orographic barriers there is intense rising of air, and on the lee sides air descends. The intensity of the two processes is manifested in great differences in precipitation amounts at short distances. Although the network of precipitation stations is the densest in the Alps of all mountain regions in the world, precipitation regime at the micro level continues to be poorly known at many a place. Precipitation stations in mountainous landscapes are the most numero

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Jafarova, Latafat. "DIFFERENTIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF MOUNTAIN-FOREST, FOREST-SHRUB, AND FOREST-MEADOW LANDSCAPES IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE LESSER CAUCASUS." GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM, no. 79 (2025): 54–59. https://doi.org/10.17721/2308-135x.2025.79.54-59.

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Abstract. In the northeastern slope of the Lesser Caucasus, particularly within the mountain-forest and mountain-meadow landscapes, the intensification of human settlement poses serious ecological risks in terms of the transformation of natural landscapes. High population density in steep mountainous areas further exacerbates these risks. This issue represents a significant threat, especially for mid- and high-mountain zones, and is particularly critical in areas characterized by steep cliffs and mountain peaks. The article explores the characteristics of landscape differentiation processes in

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Kurz, Peter. "Lärchweiden im Toten Gebirge, Dachsteingebiet und der Osterhorngruppe: Struktur und Dynamiken ihrer Vegetation im Gefolge von Rücknahme und Aufgabe der Nutzung." STAPFIA 116, no. 1 (2023): 13–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/stapfia-2023-0002.

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Abstract Larch pastures are use-stabilized features of alpine cultural landscapes, which are characterized by a two-layer structure made of a loose screen of European larch (Larix decidua) with pastures underneath. As a product of rural alpine farming, larch pastures are widespread in the traditional use systems on both siliceous and carbonate subsoils in the high montane-subalpine altitudinal zone of the Alps (cf. Mayer 1974; 31f.). The combination of geology and cultivation shows a remarkable floristic diversity, especially in the case of formations over carbonate substrates. Rationalization

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Ekici, A., S. Chadburn, N. Chaudhary, et al. "Site-level model intercomparison of high latitude and high altitude soil thermal dynamics in tundra and barren landscapes." Cryosphere 9, no. 4 (2015): 1343–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1343-2015.

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Abstract. Modeling soil thermal dynamics at high latitudes and altitudes requires representations of physical processes such as snow insulation, soil freezing and thawing and subsurface conditions like soil water/ice content and soil texture. We have compared six different land models: JSBACH, ORCHIDEE, JULES, COUP, HYBRID8 and LPJ-GUESS, at four different sites with distinct cold region landscape types, to identify the importance of physical processes in capturing observed temperature dynamics in soils. The sites include alpine, high Arctic, wet polygonal tundra and non-permafrost Arctic, thu

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Nascimbene, Juri, Renato Benesperi, Paolo Giordani, et al. "Could Hair-Lichens of High-Elevation Forests Help Detect the Impact of Global Change in the Alps?" Diversity 11, no. 3 (2019): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d11030045.

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Climate change and the anthropic emission of pollutants are likely to have an accelerated impact in high-elevation mountain areas. This phenomenon could have negative consequences on alpine habitats and for species of conservation in relative proximity to dense human populations. This premise implies that the crucial task is in the early detection of warning signals of ecological changes. In alpine landscapes, high-elevation forests provide a unique environment for taking full advantage of epiphytic lichens as sensitive indicators of climate change and air pollution. This literature review is

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Ibadullayeva, Sayyara Jamshid, and Elman Farhad Yusifov. "On the vegetation of the northern part of East Zangezur." Journal of Life Sciences and Biomedicine 77, no. 2 (2022): 70–79. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7465008.

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As a result of the conducted research, 124 species of plants belonging to 42 families were recorded in the subalpine and alpine landscapes of the area. The area has high endemism (39%). Thus, of the described species, 48 species belonging to 23 families are endemic species of different categories. Of them, 40 macroendemic species and 8 subendemic species belonging to 21 families were described. Five of the subendemic species are subendemic species for the Greater Caucasus, and three species are subendemic species for the Lesser Caucasus.

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Ekici, A., S. Chadburn, N. Chaudhary, et al. "Site-level model intercomparison of high latitude and high altitude soil thermal dynamics in tundra and barren landscapes." Cryosphere Discussions 8, no. 5 (2014): 4959–5013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tcd-8-4959-2014.

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Abstract. Modelling soil thermal dynamics at high latitudes and altitudes requires representations of specific physical processes such as snow insulation, soil freezing/thawing, as well as subsurface conditions like soil water/ice content and soil texture type. We have compared six different land models (JSBACH, ORCHIDEE, JULES, COUP, HYBRID8, LPJ-GUESS) at four different sites with distinct cold region landscape types (i.e. Schilthorn-Alpine, Bayelva-high Arctic, Samoylov-wet polygonal tundra, Nuuk-non permafrost Arctic) to quantify the importance of physical processes in capturing observed t

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Novak, Andrej, and Krištof Oštir. "Towards Better Visualisation of Alpine Quaternary Landform Features on High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models." Remote Sensing 13, no. 21 (2021): 4211. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13214211.

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Alpine topography is formed by a complex series of geomorphological processes that result in a vast number of different landforms. The youngest and most diverse landforms are various Quaternary sedimentary bodies, each characterised by its unique landform features. The formation of Quaternary sedimentary bodies and their features derive from the dominant building sedimentary processes. In recent years, studies of Quaternary sedimentary bodies and processes have been greatly aided by the use of digital elevation models (DEMs) derived by airborne laser scanning (ALS). High-resolution DEMs allow

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Breivik, Heidi M., and Martin Callanan. "Hunting High and Low: Postglacial Colonization Strategies in Central Norway between 9500 and 8000 cal BC." European Journal of Archaeology 19, no. 4 (2016): 571–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14619571.2016.1147315.

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In this article, we examine aspects of the Postglacial colonization processes that took place in central Norway during the Early Mesolithic (c. 9500–8000 cal bc). The distribution of sites from this period shows that the colonizers approached and exploited two very different landscapes and resource situations—from archipelagic to alpine. Based on twelve artefact assemblages from central Norway we investigate how colonizing populations met the challenge posed by varying ecozones. Did they organize their settlements and technologies in similar ways or did they modify sites and activities in rela

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Egholm, D. L., J. L. Andersen, M. F. Knudsen, J. D. Jansen, and S. B. Nielsen. "The periglacial engine of mountain erosion – Part 2: Modelling large-scale landscape evolution." Earth Surface Dynamics Discussions 3, no. 2 (2015): 327–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/esurfd-3-327-2015.

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Abstract. An increasing number of studies point to a strong periglacial control on bedrock erosion in mountain landscapes. Periglacial processes have also been suggested to control the formation of block-fields on high-elevation, low-relief surfaces (summit flats) found in many alpine landscapes. However, to which degree periglacial processes took part in accelerating global erosion rates in response to Late Cenozoic cooling still remains as an unanswered question. In this study, we present a landscape evolution model that incorporates two periglacial processes; frost cracking and frost creep,

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Venn, Susanna E., Rachael V. Gallagher, and Adrienne B. Nicotra. "Germination at Extreme Temperatures: Implications for Alpine Shrub Encroachment." Plants 10, no. 2 (2021): 327. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10020327.

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Worldwide, shrub cover is increasing across alpine and tundra landscapes in response to warming ambient temperatures and declines in snowpack. With a changing climate, shrub encroachment may rely on recruitment from seed occurring outside of the optimum temperature range. We used a temperature gradient plate in order to determine the germination niche of 14 alpine shrub species. We then related the range in laboratory germination temperatures of each species to long-term average temperature conditions at: (1) the location of the seed accession site and (2) across each species geographic distri

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Orusa, Tommaso, Annalisa Viani, Duke Cammareri, and Enrico Borgogno Mondino. "A Google Earth Engine Algorithm to Map Phenological Metrics in Mountain Areas Worldwide with Landsat Collection and Sentinel-2." Geomatics 3, no. 1 (2023): 221–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geomatics3010012.

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Google Earth Engine has deeply changed the way in which Earth observation data are processed, allowing the analysis of wide areas in a faster and more efficient way than ever before. Since its inception, many functions have been implemented by a rapidly expanding community, but none so far has focused on the computation of phenological metrics in mountain areas with high-resolution data. This work aimed to fill this gap by developing an open-source Google Earth Engine algorithm to map phenological metrics (PMs) such as the Start of Season, End of Season, and Length of Season and detect the Pea

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Caser, Matteo, Sonia Demasi, Eric Mozzanini, Paola Maria Chiavazza, and Valentina Scariot. "Germination Performances of 14 Wildflowers Screened for Shaping Urban Landscapes in Mountain Areas." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (2022): 2641. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052641.

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Despite the high biodiversity in the Mediterranean region, the use of wildflowers from mountain areas in urban landscaping projects is hampered by the limited information on their seed germination performances. This research evaluated germination traits of 14 native herbaceous wildflower species from northern west Italian alpine and subalpine areas. Seed germination in Petri dishes at 25 °C was performed, applying two different photoperiod conditions (light/dark at 0/24 h or 12/12 h). A high rate and rapid germination are key features for seed and seedling nursery production; thus, the main ge

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Hafner, Albert, Mirco Brunner, and Julian Laabs. "Archaeology of the Alpine space. Research on the foothills, valley systems and high mountain landscapes of the Alps." VITA ANTIQUA, no. 9 (2017): 16–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.37098/va-2017-9-16-37.

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Vörös, Judit, Zoltán Varga, Iñigo Martínez-Solano, and Krisztián Szabó. "Mitochondrial DNA diversity of the alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) in the Carpathian Basin: evidence for multiple cryptic lineages associated with Pleistocene refugia." Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 67, no. 2 (2021): 177–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.17109/azh.67.2.177.2021.

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The phylogeography and molecular taxonomy of the Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris, has been intensively studied in the past. However, previous studies did not include a comprehensive sampling from the Carpathian Basin, possibly a key region in the evolution of the species. We used a 1251 bp long fragment of the mitochondrial genome to infer the species’ evolutionary history in central-eastern Europe by assigning isolated Carpathian Basin populations from 6 regions to previously defined mtDNA lineages. We also revised the morphology-based intraspecific taxonomy of the species in the light of

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Earley-Spadoni, Tiffany, Artur Petrosyan, and Boris Gasparyan. "Danger along the high road: report from the 2017 field season of the Vayots Dzor Fortress Landscapes Project (VDFLP), Armenia." ARAMAZD: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies 13, no. 1 (2019): 59–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.32028/ajnes.v13i1.951.

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The Vayots Dzor Fortress Lansdscapes Project investigates the rise and fall of fortress culture in southern Armenia, focusing on the Late Bronze/Early Iron and medieval periods. The paper summarises the findings of the inaugural field season in 2017. The team performed extensive and intensive survey in a high alpine valley that was a key transportation corridor between Lake Sevan in the north and Nakhichevan and northwest Iran to the south. The project employed digital mapping, drone photogrammetry and digital storytelling in support of digital humanities approaches. Important findings include

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d'Erceville, Jil, Ilann Bourgeois, and Didier Voisin. "Evaluation of the petrogenic source of nitrogen in an alpine watershed." ARPHA Conference Abstracts 8 (May 28, 2025): e148983. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.8.e148983.

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Declining snow cover duration and increasing summer temperature observed in recent decades have impacted key processes of the critical zone at high elevation such as rock weathering, soil microbial activity and primary productivity. For example, we observed a disproportionate greening (i.e. a long-term increase of vegetation cover) of sparsely vegetated, late snow melting sites that has yet to be explained. Factors locally alleviating nutrient limitation inherent to high elevation barren landscapes could drive spatially heterogenous soil development and greening, which calls for a thorough eva

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Scherstjanoi, M., J. O. Kaplan, and H. Lischke. "Application of a computationally efficient method to approximate gap model results with a probabilistic approach." Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 7, no. 1 (2014): 1535–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-7-1535-2014.

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Abstract. To be able to simulate climate change effects on forest dynamics over the whole of Switzerland, we adapted the second generation DGVM LPJ-GUESS to the Alpine environment. We modified model functions, tuned model parameters, and implemented new tree species to represent the potential natural vegetation of Alpine landscapes. Furthermore, we increased the computational efficiency of the model to enable area-covering simulations in a fine resolution (1 km) sufficient for the complex topography of the Alps, which resulted in more than 32 000 simulation grid cells. To this aim, we applied

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Gunya, Alexey, Evgenii Kolbovsky, and Umar Gairabekov. "GIS-modeling and mapping for sustainable development of mountain regions." InterCarto. InterGIS 25, no. 1 (2019): 47–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.35595/2414-9179-2019-1-25-47-65.

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The elaboration of the sustainable regional development concepts for mountain areas requires special attention to the specifics of the formation and existence of society in the areas of the surrounding landscape. The close connection between natural conditions, inherited unique types of environmental management and rooted forms of self-government in the mountains continues to be maintained even under the pressure of global modernization. Therefore, any efforts undertaken in the direction of general and sectoral types of planning should be based on a preliminary study and modeling of the essenc

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Dax, Thomas, and Oliver Tamme. "Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences." Tourism and Hospitality 4, no. 3 (2023): 374–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp4030023.

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Mountains are perceived as places of biodiversity, as attractive places with breathtaking aesthetic views and epitomized by their unique landscape features. As mountains are the second most demanded outdoor destination category at a global level after beaches and islands, the steady growth of tourism places high pressure on sensitive mountain ecosystems. As can be observed from tourism practice in mountain environments, the distribution of tourism activities is highly uneven. In the Alps, one of the best-known regions with relentless tourism growth, a substantial concentration of tourism inten

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Saša Ostan, Aleksander. "Building culture in slovenian Alps through space and time." Regionalità e produzione architettonica contemporanea nelle Alpi, no. 1 ns, november 2018 (November 15, 2018): 180–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.30682/aa1801t.

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The european Alpine “stone arch” has its own natural and cultural identity. It represents “proto-architecture” that offers artistic inspiration, formal references, therapeutic effects. Slovenia and its Alps are small (like a fractal pattern of the big ones), but diverse in their landscapes, settlement culture and architectural traditions. Historically we were always part of Middle European cultural context (between the Alps, Mediteranean and Pannonian plains). Mostly part of bigger states, their culture reflected in built environment and architecture: from regulated order of the monarchy, the

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Scherstjanoi, M., J. O. Kaplan, and H. Lischke. "Application of a computationally efficient method to approximate gap model results with a probabilistic approach." Geoscientific Model Development 7, no. 4 (2014): 1543–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-1543-2014.

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Abstract. To be able to simulate climate change effects on forest dynamics over the whole of Switzerland, we adapted the second-generation DGVM (dynamic global vegetation model) LPJ-GUESS (Lund–Potsdam–Jena General Ecosystem Simulator) to the Alpine environment. We modified model functions, tuned model parameters, and implemented new tree species to represent the potential natural vegetation of Alpine landscapes. Furthermore, we increased the computational efficiency of the model to enable area-covering simulations in a fine resolution (1 km) sufficient for the complex topography of the Alps,

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Kagalo, A., Y. Kanarsky, T. Mykitchak, et al. "NATURE CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE CENTRAL SVYDOVETS MOUNTAINS (UKRAINIAN CARPATHIANS)." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geography, no. 70-71 (2018): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2721.2018.70.6.

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North-central part of the Svydovets Mts with adjacent upper Chorna Tisa river basin belongs to the most preserved and less disturbed mountain ecosystems in the Ukrainian Carpathians characterized by high biotic and landscape diversity. This area has been highly threatened lately because of the construction of a large recreation ski and spa resort “Svydovets” is being planned here. An unprecedentedly massive disturbance and transformation of natural complexes in the area about 15-20.000 ha is expected to happen on the territory, which is almost unpopulated and hardly accessible. This area is ch

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He, Gang, Chang Sen Jiang, Ying Cheng Lei, Wei Liao, and Biao Li. "Study on Unloading Relaxation Characteristics for Rock Masses under High Geostress." Applied Mechanics and Materials 638-640 (September 2014): 594–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.638-640.594.

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China is rich in hydropower resources that are mainly distributed in the southwest region. The continuous uplifts of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the recent hundreds of years result in geomorphologic landscapes of alpine valleys and complex initial geostress field. Constructing large-scale underground cavern groups in such complex geological conditions will lead to some prominent problems. In particular, the unloading and relaxation deformation of rock masses has become one of the key technical problems that restrict the design and construction of underground caverns in southwest China. Based on t

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Egholm, D. L., J. L. Andersen, M. F. Knudsen, J. D. Jansen, and S. B. Nielsen. "The periglacial engine of mountain erosion – Part 2: Modelling large-scale landscape evolution." Earth Surface Dynamics 3, no. 4 (2015): 463–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-463-2015.

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Abstract. There is growing recognition of strong periglacial control on bedrock erosion in mountain landscapes, including the shaping of low-relief surfaces at high elevations (summit flats). But, as yet, the hypothesis that frost action was crucial to the assumed Late Cenozoic rise in erosion rates remains compelling and untested. Here we present a landscape evolution model incorporating two key periglacial processes – regolith production via frost cracking and sediment transport via frost creep – which together are harnessed to variations in temperature and the evolving thickness of sediment

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Pedersen, Åshild Ø., Lasse Asmyhr, Hans Christian Pedersen, and Nina E. Eide. "Nest-predator prevalence along a mountain birch - alpine tundra ecotone." Wildlife Research 38, no. 6 (2011): 525. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr11031.

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Context Nest predation is a major factor influencing life history and population dynamics of ground-nesting birds. The transitions between the northern boreal mountain birch forests and the low-alpine tundra are important habitats for the willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758). During the past decades, these landscapes have been extensively developed with cabin resorts in southern Norway, which has led to an increased number of roads and foot paths in relatively undisturbed habitats. Aims The aim of the present study was to investigate relative nest-predation rates in elevation gra

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Denryter, Kristin A., Rachel C. Cook, John G. Cook, and Katherine L. Parker. "Straight from the caribou’s (Rangifer tarandus) mouth: detailed observations of tame caribou reveal new insights into summer–autumn diets." Canadian Journal of Zoology 95, no. 2 (2017): 81–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0114.

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High-quality habitats for caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) are associated primarily with lichens, but lichens alone fail to satisfy summer nutritional requirements. To evaluate the summer forage value of plant communities across northeastern British Columbia (BC), where populations of northern and boreal ecotypes of caribou are declining, we observed foraging by tame, female caribou. We compared diet composition with forage abundance to determine forage selection and to quantify forage availability. Deciduous shrubs, not lichens, largely dominated summer diets. Caribou were highly select

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Bütler, Rita, and Rodolphe Schlaepfer. "Wie viel Totholz braucht der Wald? | Dead wood in managed forests: how much is enough?" Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 155, no. 2 (2004): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2004.0031.

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Dead wood is of paramount importance for forest biodiversity. For this reason it was adopted as an indicator for sustainable forest management by the Ministerial Conference on the protection of forests in Europe. This paper aims to answer the question of how much dead wood is necessary for the maintenance of biodiversity in sub-alpine spruce forest ecosystems. For this purpose we studied the habitat preferences of the three-toed woodpecker, a bird species that depends heavily on dead trees. Previous ecological studies had already demonstrated that this woodpecker is an indicator of spruce fore

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Kelly, Jacquelyn, Dianna Gielstra, Lynn Moorman, et al. "Crafting Glacial Narratives: Virtual Exploration of Alpine Glacial and Periglacial Features in Preston Park, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA." Glacies 1, no. 1 (2024): 57–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/glacies1010005.

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Virtual learning environments (VLEs) in physical geography education offer significant potential to aid students in acquiring the essential skills for the environmental interpretation of glacial and periglacial environments for geoscience careers. Simulated real-world field experiences aim to help the student evaluate landscapes for natural hazards, assess their intensity, and translate and communicate this information to various stakeholders in human systems. The TREE-PG framework and VRUI model provide a philosophical and practical foundation for VLE architects, aiming to cultivate students’

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Miller, Julia, Andrea Böhnisch, Ralf Ludwig, and Manuela I. Brunner. "Climate change impacts on regional fire weather in heterogeneous landscapes of central Europe." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 24, no. 2 (2024): 411–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-411-2024.

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Abstract. Wildfires have reached an unprecedented scale in the Northern Hemisphere. The summers of 2022 and 2023 demonstrated the destructive power of wildfires, especially in North America and southern Europe. Global warming leads to changes in fire danger. Specifically, fire seasons are assumed to become more extreme and will extend to more temperate regions in northern latitudes in the future. However, the extent to which the seasonality and severity of fire danger in regions of central Europe will change in the future remains to be investigated. Multiple studies claim that natural variabil

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Brunswig, Robert H., and James P. Doerner. "Lawn Lake, a high montane hunting camp in the Colorado (USA) rocky mountains: Insights into early Holocene Late Paleoindian hunter-gatherer adaptations and paleo-landscapes." North American Archaeologist 42, no. 1 (2020): 5–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0197693120958352.

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The Lawn Lake site is a stratified hunting camp situated on a glacial lake outlet river terrace in Rocky Mountain National Park’s upper subalpine forest zone. Its archaeological assemblage represents 9,000 years of hunter-gatherer use as a summer game and plant processing camp for subalpine forest and nearby alpine tundra resource areas. This article’s focus is on the site’s earliest camp levels which contain artifacts and AMS radiocarbon dated hearth charcoal between 8,900 and 7,900 cal yr BP, placing them among the region’s earliest high montane (3,353 m ASL) Paleoindian hunting camps, once

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Biagi, Paolo. "The Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Settlement of Northern Italy: Problems and Perspectives." Quaternary 7, no. 1 (2024): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/quat7010002.

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This paper considers some problems of the Late Palaeolithic and the Mesolithic periods in Northern Italy. More precisely, it deals with chronology, settlement pattern, techno-typological characteristics of knapped stone assemblages, and climatic changes that have taken place in the region from the discovery of the first sites in the 1960s and the excavations that soon followed to the present state of research. The Italian Alps, the Piedmont, and the valleys that descend from the high massifs have yielded important traces of Late Palaeolithic (Final Epigravettian) and Mesolithic (Sauveterrian a

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Grischott, Reto, Florian Kober, Maarten Lupker, et al. "Millennial scale variability of denudation rates for the last 15 kyr inferred from the detrital 10Be record of Lake Stappitz in the Hohe Tauern massif, Austrian Alps." Holocene 27, no. 12 (2017): 1914–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683617708451.

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Reconstructing paleo-denudation rates over Holocene timescales in an Alpine catchment provides a unique opportunity to isolate the climatic forcing of denudation from other tectonic or anthropogenic effects. Cosmogenic 10Be on two sediment cores from Lake Stappitz (Austrian Alps) were measured yielding a 15-kyr-long catchment-averaged denudation record of the upstream Seebach Valley. The persistence of a lake at the outlet of the valley fixed the baselevel, and the high mean elevation minimizes anthropogenic impacts. The 10Be record indicates a decrease in the proportion of paraglacial sedimen

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Saadaoui, Islem, Christopher Robin Bryant, Hichem Rejeb, and Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor. "Biodiversity Conservation and Strategies of Public Awareness. Case Study: The Natural Landscapes of Central Tunisia." Present Environment and Sustainable Development 12, no. 2 (2018): 263–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pesd-2018-0045.

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Abstract This research examines global issues concerning the development of mountain areas considered as territories difficult to manage. The case study area is part of the sub-region of High Alpine Steppes belonging to the Tunisian Ridge and reaching Tebessa Mountains in Algeria. The central question of this article is based on the analysis of the links between the representations produced by mountain landscapes and the construction of a border line that must meet the requirements of sustainable development. Eco-landscape determinants and the role of public authorities and population must be

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Князев, Ю. П. "World natural and cultural-natural heritage of china: current state, problems, development prospects." Tihookeanskaia geografiia, no. 1(5) (April 1, 2021): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.35735/tig.2021.5.1.006.

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Проведен анализ размещения объектов Всемирного природного и культурно-природного (смешанного) наследия на территории КНР по критериям природного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Из 13 объектов природного наследия КНР девять соответствуют VII критерию наследия, обладая живописными пейзажами. Далее следуют объекты, соответствующие Х и VIII критериям (пять и четыре объекта соответственно). Меньше всего объектов, их всего два, соответствуют IХ критерию. Все объекты, выделенные по критерию природной живописности (VII), находятся в горных или предгорных ландшафтах. Особую группу пейзажей составляют «Святые горы», к

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Duan, Cheng, Peili Shi, Minghua Song, Xianzhou Zhang, Ning Zong, and Caiping Zhou. "Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of China." Sustainability 11, no. 6 (2019): 1788. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11061788.

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Land use and land cover change (LUCC) is an important driver of ecosystem function and services. Thus, LUCC analysis may lay foundation for landscape planning, conservation and management. It is especially true for alpine landscapes, which are more susceptible to climate changes and human activities. However, the information on LUCC in sacred landscape is limited, which will hinder the landscape conservation and development. We chose Kailash Sacred Landscape in China (KSL-China) to investigate the patterns and dynamics of LUCC and the driving forces using remote sensing data and meteorological

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Naitouacha, Brahim, Abdellatif Souhel, Fatima ElBchari, and Hafid Chafiki. "Geological Sites of the Anergui Region: Description and Place in the Alpine Geological History of the M'goun UNESCO Global Geopark (Morocco)." Iraqi Geological Journal 57, no. 2D (2024): 264–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.46717/igj.57.2d.21ms-2024-10-31.

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The M'goun UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the central part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Numerous studies have highlighted the richness of the geological heritage of this area. Despite these increased efforts in characterization, some areas, such as Anergui, remain underexplored. This mediation work aims to describe the most significant geological landscapes of this region and place them within the broader geological history framework of the UNESCO M'Goun Geopark, thereby enriching the list of geosites within this geopark and promoting geological awareness in the area. This stud

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Grill, Andrea, Daniela Polic, Elia Guarento, and Konrad Fiedler. "Permeability of habitat edges for Ringlet butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Erebia Dalman 1816) in an alpine landscape." Nota Lepidopterologica 43, no. () (2020): 29–41. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.43.37762.

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We tracked the movements of adult Ringlet butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Erebia Dalman, 1816) in high-elevation (> 1800 meters a.s.l.) grasslands in the Austrian Alps in order to test if an anthropogenic boundary (= an asphalt road) had a stronger effect on butterfly movement than natural habitat boundaries (trees, scree, or dwarf shrubs surrounding grassland sites). 373 individuals (136 females, 237 males) belonging to 11 Erebia species were observed in one flight season (July–August 2013) while approaching or crossing habitat edges. Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) was the most

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Robison, Andrew L., Nicola Deluigi, Camille Rolland, Nicolas Manetti, and Tom Battin. "Glacier loss and vegetation expansion alter organic and inorganic carbon dynamics in high-mountain streams." Biogeosciences 20, no. 12 (2023): 2301–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2301-2023.

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Abstract. High-mountain ecosystems are experiencing the acute effects of climate change, most visibly through glacier recession and the greening of the terrestrial environment. The streams draining these landscapes are affected by these shifts, integrating hydrologic, geologic, and biological signals across the catchment. We examined the organic and inorganic carbon dynamics of streams in four Alpine catchments in Switzerland to assess how glacier loss and vegetation expansion are affecting the carbon cycle of these high-mountain ecosystems. We find that the organic carbon concentration and fl

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Eyvazov, Aladdin Ismet, Tavakkul Mukhtar Iskenderov, and Gulbeniz Hafiz Gasimova. "About the reptiles of the Karabakh territories liberated from occupation and their habitats." Journal of Life Sciences and Biomedicine 77, no. 2 (2022): 23–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7464897.

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The presented article provides information about the reptiles (Reptilia) of Karabakh and the ecological changes that occurred in their habitats during the occupation. 37 species of reptiles are distributed in Karabakh. Of the reptiles, there are 3 species of turtles (Testudines), 19 species of lizards (Sauria) and 15 species of snakes (Serpentes). In Karabakh, reptiles are mainly distributed in the semi-desert, dry-steppe, xerophyte-steppe, forest-shrub landscapes (200-1500 m above sea level) of the plains, low and medium highlands. Reptiles are rarely found in subalpine and alpine meadows of

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Rupp, Danielle L., and Amy S. Larsen. "Surface water area in a changing climate: Differential responses of Alaska’s subarctic lakes." PLOS Climate 1, no. 6 (2022): e0000036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000036.

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Lake surface area in arctic and sub-arctic Alaska is changing in response to permafrost deterioration, changes in precipitation, and shifts in landscape hydrology. In interior Alaska, the National Park Service’s Central Alaska Network Shallow Lakes program studies lakes and ponds in a wide range of geomorphological settings ranging from alpine lakes to low lying lakes on fluvial plains. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how lake area was changing across this diverse environment. Using the USGS Dynamic Surface Water Extent product, we tested landscape-scale trends in surface wat

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Liston, Glen E., and Kelly Elder. "A Distributed Snow-Evolution Modeling System (SnowModel)." Journal of Hydrometeorology 7, no. 6 (2006): 1259–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jhm548.1.

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Abstract SnowModel is a spatially distributed snow-evolution modeling system designed for application in landscapes, climates, and conditions where snow occurs. It is an aggregation of four submodels: MicroMet defines meteorological forcing conditions, EnBal calculates surface energy exchanges, SnowPack simulates snow depth and water-equivalent evolution, and SnowTran-3D accounts for snow redistribution by wind. Since each of these submodels was originally developed and tested for nonforested conditions, details describing modifications made to the submodels for forested areas are provided. Sn

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Senese, Antonella, Manuela Pelfini, Davide Maragno, et al. "The Role of E-Bike in Discovering Geodiversity and Geoheritage." Sustainability 15, no. 6 (2023): 4979. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15064979.

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This study analyzed the challenges and benefits of the identification and promotion of a long-distance cycleway in high mountain areas with the aim of promoting Alpine eco- and geo-tourism. We also investigated the role of e-biking in discovering local geodiversity and geoheritage in a sustainable way. In particular, we focused on the path from Bormio to the Forni Glacier (Upper Valtellina, Italy), analyzed within the framework of the “E-bike” Interreg project. We performed a detailed analysis to select the points of environmental–geological interest (POIs), with a focus on geoheritage sites t

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