Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat

JB Bosson, M Huss, S Cauvy-Fraunié, JC Clément… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

Climate Change and Geotourism: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

JE Gordon - Tourism and Hospitality, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change and rising sea levels present significant challenges for geotourism
destinations and activities. Accelerated changes in geomorphological processes threaten or …

Planning for climate change impacts on geoheritage interests in protected and conserved areas

JE Gordon, RML Wignall, V Brazier, R Crofts, D Tormey - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Climate change presents challenges for the management of geoheritage at all scales from
individual geosites to whole landscapes, and affecting all areas of the planet. Direct impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future water balance for coupled human-natural systems–Insights from a glacierized catchment in Peru

A Motschmann, C Teutsch, C Huggel, J Seidel… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region Santa River basin, Peru. Study focus In the Andes of Peru, climate
change and socio-economic development are expected to jeopardize future water …

Heterogeneous changes of soil microclimate in high mountains and glacier forelands

S Marta, A Zimmer, M Caccianiga, M Gobbi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Landscapes nearby glaciers are disproportionally affected by climate change, but we lack
detailed information on microclimate variations that can modulate the impacts of global …

Dynamics and drivers of mycorrhizal fungi after glacier retreat

A Carteron, I Cantera, A Guerrieri, S Marta… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of terrestrial ecosystems depends greatly on plant mutualists such as
mycorrhizal fungi. The global retreat of glaciers exposes nutrient‐poor substrates in extreme …

Soil temperature and local initial conditions drive carbon and nitrogen build-up in young proglacial soils in the Tropical Andes and European Alps

A Zimmer, T Beach, S Luzzadder-Beach, A Rabatel… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate warming has accelerated the retreat of mountain glaciers worldwide, exposing new
areas to weathering, vegetation colonization, and soil formation. In light of probable climate …

Physico-chemical properties and toxicity of young proglacial soils in the Tropical Andes and Alps

A Zimmer, T Beach, S Luzzadder-Beach, A Rabatel… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
New soils formed after glacier retreat can provide insights into the rates of soil formation in
the context of accelerated warming due to climate change. Recently deglacierized terrains …

Glacier tourism without ice: Envisioning future adaptations in a melting world

E Salim - Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is causing profound changes in high mountain environments, including the
rapid retreat of glaciers. The retreat and potential disappearance of Alpine glaciers during …

Glaciers in the Anthropocene: a biocultural view

D Gaudio, M Gobbi - Nature and Culture, 2022 - berghahnjournals.com
Disappearing glaciers are one of the most evident signals of climate change of the current
period in Earth's history, the Anthropocene. In this article, we discuss the side effects of the …