Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling microclimate and plant growing
conditions for Arctic and alpine ecosystems. Climate change is altering snowfall regimes …

Abstract Natura 2000 (N2k) is a multinational and coordinated conservation network
designated to support the long-term survival of Europe's most valuable species and habitats …

Snow is an important environmental factor in alpine ecosystems, which influences plant
phenology, growth and species composition in various ways. With current climate warming …

Plant diversity is hypothesised to increase soil stability by increasing the diversity of root
types. To test this hypothesis, we took soil cores from machine-graded ski slopes and from …

Ecosystems are multifunctional and provide humanity with a broad array of vital services.
Effective management of services requires an improved evidence base, identifying the role …

This book presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski
areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria …

The winter tourism industry is facing considerable challenges with climate change; it is
increasingly responding with investments in snowmaking facilities. We present a study on 3 …

Summary 1 Tourism and leisure activities have increased continuously all over the world
during the past decades, exerting a growing pressure upon naturally fragile ecosystems …

Positive and negative species interactions are important factors in structuring vegetation
communities. Studies in many ecosystems have focussed on competition; however …

Torrential floods are the most frequent natural catastrophic events in Serbia, causing the
loss of human lives and huge material damage, both in urban and rural areas. The analysis …