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.
Today Nadine Praeg rocked the floor at the #IUSS2024 #SoilScience #Conference speaking about the #microbiome in #soils and different organisms interacting with soil such as #SoilFauna and mammals.
Collaboration of #EuracResearch, @uniinnsbruck, and #FEM (#Trentino)
Part of #MountainSoilBiodiversity research
#LTSERMatsch #SouthTyrol #Vinschgau #AlpSoil_Lab #SoilBiodiversity #SoilMicrobiology #Microbiology
Today I was on fieldwork, but not for some #SoilBiodiversity things 😉
We checked the #alpine meteo station at 2400m in the #LTSERMatsch site, #Vinschgau (#SouthTyrol).
As you see: it was quite wintery up there, with snow and wind, and a little bit of sun 😎
Check all the open data from this and all our stations here: https://browser-stage.lter.eurac.edu/
Happy to share our new #AlpSoil_Lab paper about high alpine #SoilFauna (1500–3000 m) 🤓 (with https://twitter.com/julesibk)
Activity densities (pitfall traps), diversity patterns, and (potential) functional groups along three separate elevational gradients in the #LTSERMatsch (#SouthTyrol).
#SoilZoology #SoilBiodiversity #Mountains #Alpine #Alps #EuracResearch #OpenScience
📄 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139323001865
Michael ヘビ Steinwandter