Mountain landscapes provide a variety of cultural ecosystem services (CES), but recent
developments such as land-use and climate changes, population growth or urbanization …

Mountain ecosystems have special significance for biodiversity and are vulnerable to
climate and other environmental changes. However, few assessments of drivers of change …

Identifying climate refugia is key to effective biodiversity conservation under a changing
climate, especially for mountain‐specialist species adapted to cold conditions and highly …

Protected areas are of paramount relevance to conserving wildlife and ecosystem
contributions to people. Yet, their conservation success is increasingly threatened by human …

Mountain ecosystems are inhabited by species with specific characteristics enabling survival
at high altitudes, which make them at risk from various pressures. In order to study these …

Climate and land-use change are the most severe threats to biodiversity; their effects are
often intermingled, also with those of landscape/habitat management. Birds of mountain …

Mountain ecosystems naturally experience strong seasonal weather variations leading to a
brief peak in food availability that constrains bird reproduction. Climate change accentuates …

Subterranean ecosystems host unique biodiversity and deliver important services to
humans. Yet, available data for subterranean ecosystems are limited in space and/or …

Purpose Symbolic plants and animals are recognised as a cultural ecosystem service
(CES), which is still underrepresented in ecosystem services assessments. Thus, this study …

Understanding the effects of landscape composition and configuration, climate, and
topography on bird diversity is necessary to identify distribution drivers, potential impacts of …