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Institute for Alpine Environment

Institute for Alpine Environment

    The global biodiversity crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. How biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services are changing and adapting due to human activities and how, in relation to this, mountain areas are affected, is at the core of where our research lies.

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    Institute for Alpine Environment
    Water SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
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    Soil SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
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    Credit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Nadigs Alpenschrecke auf der Seiser Alm, ein Überraschungsfund.
    Nadigs Alpenschrecke auf der Seiser Alm, ein Überraschungsfund.Credit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Institute for Alpine Environment
    Soil SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
    Institute for Alpine Environment
    Water SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
    Soil Survey
    Institute for Alpine EnvironmentCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Institute for Alpine Environment
    Soil SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
    Bat survey
    Institute for Alpine EnvironmentCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Institute for Alpine Environment
    Water Survey/Limnological SurveyCredit: Eurac Research | Ivo Corrà
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    Credit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Bird survey
    Institute for Alpine EnvironmentCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Butterfly survey
    Institute for Alpine EnvironmentCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    botanical survey
    Simon StifterCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider
    Birds Survey
    Matteo AnderleCredit: Eurac Research | Martina Jaider

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    Staff members
    21 with a PhD degree
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    Ongoing projects
    24 of them with international partners
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    Laboratories and facilities
    Ecology Lab, Microscopy Room, Open Air Lab Matsch-Mazia
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    Scientific publications
    86
    Presentations at scientific conferences

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    Research Fields

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    • Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions

      Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions

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      Sustainability

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      Landuse and Climate Change

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      Natures Contribution to People

      Contributi della Natura all’Umanità

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    News & Events

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    Belowground mountaineers: A scientific publication for children and young people

    Belowground mountaineers: A scientific publication for children and young people

    International Pomology Meeting 2024

    Conference

    27-29.09.2024

    International Pomology Meeting 2024

    Long-term snowfall trends and variability in the Alps

    Long-term snowfall trends and variability in the Alps

    19th Eurasian Grassland Conference

    Conference

    26.08-01.09.2024

    19th Eurasian Grassland Conference

    Calling all bat hosts: your observations are needed!

    Calling all bat hosts: your observations are needed!

    Calling all bat hosts: your observations are needed!

    "Bandiera Verde" of Legambiente for Baumgart Initiative

    "Bandiera Verde" of Legambiente for Baumgart Initiative

    GeoLog | EGU23 Photo Competition Winners - Raul David Serban

    GeoLog | EGU23 Photo Competition Winners - Raul David Serban

    GeoLog | EGU23 Photo Competition Winners - Raul David Serban

    Nevicate in Trentino Alto Adige: trend negativi negli ultimi 40 anni

    Nevicate in Trentino Alto Adige: trend negativi negli ultimi 40 anni

    La correlazione con il riscaldamento del clima emerge in modo chiaro

    La nostra Terra, il nostro Ambiente, la nostra Casa

    La nostra Terra, il nostro Ambiente, la nostra Casa

    Serate dedicate all'ambiente e al cambiamento climatico organizzate dall'associazione culturale "Strade del mondo"

    Orchard Meadow Competition of the Baumgart Initiative

    Orchard Meadow Competition of the Baumgart Initiative

    On the search of the most valuable Orchard Meadow in South Tyrol

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    Projects

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    Project

    Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

    Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

    Duration: - Funding: Internal funding EURAC (Project)
    Project

    LT(S)ER: Open air laboratory Matsch/Mazia

    Long-term (socio-)ecological research in the open air laboratory Matsch/Mazia

    Duration: - Funding: Public institutions (Other projects ...
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    UPSHIFT

    Effects of air pressure on upwards shifting alpine ecosystems

    Duration: - Funding: Provincial Joint Programme – IT-FWF ...
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    REINFORCE

    REINFORCE: Integrated landscape management for resilient mountain forests under global changes

    Duration: - Funding: Excellence Science (Horizon 2020 ...

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    A tiny discovery at great height

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    Strumigenys baudueri: an ant documented in South Tyrol for the first time

    Bird survey
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    Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol, a long-term project

    The echo of death
    article

    The echo of death

    How dead wood nourishes forest biodiversity
    In a hundred years, snowfall in the Alps has decreased by more than a third
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    In a hundred years, snowfall in the Alps has decreased by more than a third

    New study of precipitation between 1920 and 2020
    Bird survey
    video reportage

    Monitoraggio della biodiversità in Alto Adige, un progetto a lungo termine

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