In autumn 2018, parts of South Tyrolean forests were severely affected by a major storm event called Vaia. In total, 6,000 hectares of forest in 86 South Tyrolean municipalities were…

Inner alpine dry valleys of the southeastern Alps (Italy, Switzerland, 1-11 June 2023). Since 2009, when J. Dengler first proposed a new sampling methodology, that has been revised and improved…

As part of the Biodiversity Monitoring in South Tyrol, we introduced the use of remote sensing to detect habitat heterogeneity and model it with the bird communities found in 118…

Shrinking glaciers are the most obvious manifestation of climate change in the Alps, affecting biodiversity and water quality and quantity. Some species are threatened with extinction, those most specialized in…

Species tied to alpine and open habitats are threatened by climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Under these circumstances, it is crucial that individuals can move and exchange between increasingly confined…

The Institute for Alpine Environment performs problem-oriented research of mountain environments in the fields of landscape ecology, global change, biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable development. For the project “Biodiversity Monitoring…

Biodiversity is conditioned by many different factors. It is especially the different forms of land use that are crucial to determine whether biodiversity can develop in a specific area, or…

Since 2019, the research team of the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol has been surveying the biodiversity in the most important habitats of our province. But how exactly do the surveys…

Microorganisms play an important role in nutrition, metabolic transformations, and as parasites and causative agents of infectious diseases for humans. However, insects are also associated with a variety of bacteria…

Animals play an essential role in a variety of ecosystems and are significant for us humans in many ways. They are an important part of our diet, influence our lives…