Scientists' warning of threats to mountains
Mountains are an essential component of the global life-support system. They are
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …
mountain lakes as freshwater resources at risk from chemical pollution
O Machate, DS Schmeller, T Schulze… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chemical pollution forms a severe threat for human and environmental health.
While the risks for European lowland water bodies are well known, there is little knowledge …
While the risks for European lowland water bodies are well known, there is little knowledge …
The legacy of metallurgical atmospheric contamination in a mountainous catchment: A delayed response of Pb contamination
Metal-rich fumes emitted during ore smelting contribute to widespread anthropogenic
contamination. Environmental archives (such as lake sediments) record fallouts deposited …
contamination. Environmental archives (such as lake sediments) record fallouts deposited …
Modeling transport and fate of heavy metals at the watershed scale: State-of-the-art and future directions
L Zhou, F Wu, Y Meng, P Byrne, M Ghomshei… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
A predictive understanding of the source-specific (eg, point and diffuse sources) land-to-river
heavy metal (HM) loads and HM dynamics in rivers is essential for mitigating river pollution …
heavy metal (HM) loads and HM dynamics in rivers is essential for mitigating river pollution …
The canopy layer, a biogeochemical actor in the forest N-cycle
A Bortolazzi, L Da Ros, M Rodeghiero… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) depositions have increased sharply since the industrial revolution.
Numerous authors forecasted severe impacts on forest ecosystem services and functioning …
Numerous authors forecasted severe impacts on forest ecosystem services and functioning …
The role of abiotic variables in an emerging global amphibian fungal disease in mountains
The emergence of the chytridiomycete fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), causing the disease chytridiomycosis, has caused collapse of amphibian communities …
(Bd), causing the disease chytridiomycosis, has caused collapse of amphibian communities …
Trace metal contamination in soils from mountain regions across China: spatial distribution, sources, and potential drivers
Trace metal contamination in soils is a threat with an uncertain limit to maintain planet safety,
and the issue of trace metal contamination in mountain soils is still of low concerned. In this …
and the issue of trace metal contamination in mountain soils is still of low concerned. In this …
Recent and historical pollution legacy in high altitude Lake Marboré (Central Pyrenees): A record of mining and smelting since pre-Roman times in the Iberian …
We have analyzed potential harmful trace elements (PHTE; Pb, Hg, Zn, As and Cu) on
sediment cores retrieved from lake Marboré (LM)(2612 m asl, 42° 41′ N; 0° 2′ E). PHTE …
sediment cores retrieved from lake Marboré (LM)(2612 m asl, 42° 41′ N; 0° 2′ E). PHTE …
Exploring different methodological approaches to unlock paleobiodiversity in peat profiles using ancient DNA
Natural and human-induced environmental changes deeply affected terrestrial ecosystems
throughout the Holocene. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions provide information about the …
throughout the Holocene. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions provide information about the …
Biological weathering in the terrestrial system: an evolutionary perspective
DG Zaharescu, CI Burghelea… - Biogeochemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Weathering is the process by which a solid breaks up into its building blocks when in
thermodynamic disequilibrium with the surrounding environment. Weathering plays an …
thermodynamic disequilibrium with the surrounding environment. Weathering plays an …