#newPaper out with colleagues from UFZ, Environmental Agency Austria and Research Centre Jülich. We analysed in which regions of Europe the sites of the new eLTER infrastructure are underrepresented and how to adapt this to current and future environmental conditions simultaneously:
Ohnemus et al. (2025): Fitness for future: eLTER RI’s representation of climate and land use change. Ecol. Indic. 171 , art. 113159
Save the date: LTSER workshop at @imc25
The International Mountain Conference 2025, held from September 14th to 18th in Innsbruck will host the workshop "Strengthening long-term socio-ecological research in mountain LTSER platforms" convened by members of LTER Austria and LTER Italy. We are looking foreward to your contributions! For more information please visit: https://imc2025.info/imc25/sessions-n-workshops/workshop/ws-3-122-developing-pathways-to-strengthen-long-term-socio-ecological-research-in-mountain-ltser-platforms/
#imc25, #eLTER, #LTER_Austria #LTER, #LTSER, #uibk, #LTER_Italy
Glacier melt and its consequences
A fascinating article by the @BBC shows that the melting of Alpine glaciers can have unexpected consequences on site as well far away from the ice masses.
For her research, the author visited the Bella Vista refuge within LTER Rofental and interviewed colleagues from the LTER Austria network monitoring the glacier retreat. Read the article here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241213-climate-change-how-melting-alpine-glaciers-are-redrawing-europes-borders.
#LTER, #alpine_research, #LTER_Austria, #oeaw, #lfu, #uibk, #BBC
Passing the baton
Many thanks to Ulrike Tappeiner (pictured left)! As platform spokesperson, she led LTSER-Tyrolean Alps for many years and, at the end of her term in office, initiated a generational change.
Georg Leitinger (right) will continue her path as her successor.
#ltser, #lter, #eLTER
Parallel to other #SoilEcology project, we at the #AlpSoil_Lab of #EuracResearch started with the #SnowBed project to sample #SoilMesofauna in #alpine environment.
Late this year but it is sunny up there!
#MountainSoilBiodiversity #SoilBiology #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps #LTER #LTSER #LTERItalia #LTSERMatsch
Long-term data collection + high resolution + alpine habitats + #OpenAccess = GREAT! 🥳
Our colleagues from #Eurac #AlpineEnvironment published a #DataPaper in #ScientificData with a bunch of climatic data along an elevational gradient.
The data come from an LT(S)ER area in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #italy
👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03580-x
#LTER #LTSER #LTSERMatsch #LTERItaly #LTEREurope #LongTermData #MeteoStations #OpenData
The complex meso- and microclimatic heterogeneity inherent to mountainous regions, driven by both topographic and biotic factors, and the lack of observations, poses significant challenges to using climate models to predict and understand impacts at various scales. We present here a six-year dataset (2017–2022) of continuous climatic measurements collected at five elevations from 983 m to 2705 m above sea level in the Val Mazia - Matschertal valley in the Italian Alps. The measurements include the air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, soil properties, precipitation, and snow height. Collected within the European Long-Term Ecological Research program (LTER), this dataset is freely available in an open access repository. The time series may be valuable for the validation of regional climate models, atmospheric exchange modelling, and providing support for hydrological models and remote sensing products in mountain environments. Additionally, our data may be useful for research on the influence of elevation on ecological processes such as vegetation growth, plant composition, and soil biology. Beyond its utility in advancing such fundamental research, meteorological monitoring data contribute to informed socio-political decisions on climate adaptation strategies, land management, and water resource planning, enhancing the safety and resilience of mountain communities and biodiversity.
#AlpSoil_Lab field work day 🤠
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at #EuracResearch's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
#SoilBiology #SoilBiodiversity #LTERItalia #LTER #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps
Michael ヘビ Steinwandter
LTSER_TyroleanAlps
Ingolf Kühn