Project ID:13 | Module:2 | Status:
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The interactive effect of land-use, nitrogen loading and climatic warming on high Alpine biota in the central Alps
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Prof. Christian Körner
Schönbeinstrasse 6
4056 Basel |
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ch.koerner@unibas.ch |
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061 267 35 10 / Fax: 061 267 35 04 |
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http://www.unibas.ch/botschoen/koerner |
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Nivenalp (VS), Furkapass (VS/UR) |
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Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (BLW) |
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Summary:
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The project aims at understanding the interactive effects of increased atmospheric nitrogen loading, climatic warming, and sheep trampling on high alpine plant communities, their mechanical resistance and slope stability. We made a comprehensive a... ->read more
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Description:
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Does the presence of sheep encourage the risks of erosion on the slopes of the Alps?
Changes in land-use, nitrogen loading from the atmosphere and climatic warming are all important ways in which humans today influence Alpine ecosystem... ->read more
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