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Institute for Alpine Environment

A tiny discovery at great height

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A tiny discovery at great height

The echo of death

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The echo of death

How dead wood nourishes forest biodiversity

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

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

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

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video reportage

Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol, a long-term project

Bird survey

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

LTSER platform Val Mazia/Matschertal

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video reportage

LTSER platform Val Mazia/Matschertal

Wo gedeiht Wein in Südtirol am besten?

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video reportage

Wo gedeiht Wein in Südtirol am besten?

Birds Survey

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video reportage

Biodiversitätsmonitoring Südtirol, ein Langzeitprojekt

HiResAlp

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video reportage

Osservare il terreno: tecniche radar per la misura dell'umidità

Precious Darkness

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video reportage

Precious Darkness

Monitoring bats in World War II bunkers

Agents of connection

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Agents of connection

The new Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol initiative is investigating mushrooms to understand how these incredible organisms stitch ecosystems together

Think of a bee

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Think of a bee

The delicate diversity of South Tyrol’s bees

The beetle’s return

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The beetle’s return

A beetle species thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in South Tyrol.

 Let’s take a field trip

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Let’s take a field trip

Grasslands are complex and productive ecosystems as diverse as they are endangered.

European wines, protected designations of origin and climate resilience

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European wines, protected designations of origin and climate resilience

A new study shows how climate change is altering wine-growing regions in Europe.

Living rivers

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Living rivers

How the organisms that inhabit watercourses mirror their state of health

Fighting over water

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Fighting over water

Graphic article – How the water resource of a river is used and what conflicts may arise among those who benefit from it.

Apples with sunburn

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Apples with sunburn

The impacts of climate change on agriculture in South Tyrol

Forests that protect

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Forests that protect

A study assessed the impact from climate change on eleven South Tyrolean forests that have one trait in common…

Studying the woods through photography

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Studying the woods through photography

Photographing the forest canopy can help protect it

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Se ne parla: il futuro della neve in Alto Adige e nelle Alpi

La stampa nazionale richiama i dati del Dossier Neve

Mappare la natura

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Mappare la natura

La conservazione degli ecosistemi naturali è un punto sempre più critico per la società del futuro. Mappe e dati supportano le amministrazioni nella pianificazione.

Where the grasshoppers ‘sing’

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Where the grasshoppers ‘sing’

Is the air getting too thin for plants?

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Is the air getting too thin for plants?

The experiment on adaptation of alpine species moving to higher altitudes continues

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4.000 pagine di dati meteorologici storici digitalizzati grazie a dieci scuole

Senza neve il rischio siccità è maggiore

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Senza neve il rischio siccità è maggiore

Nuovo studio sulle nevicate in Trentino Alto Adige: trend negativi negli ultimi 40 anni

Chi l’ha visto?

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Chi l’ha visto?

In alta Venosta sono state identificate quattro specie di ragno mai ritrovate prima in Alto Adige. Due di loro sono una novità anche per l’Italia. Eccole in una raccolta di foto.

The Trojan horse of the butterflies

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The Trojan horse of the butterflies

What makes the Black-spotted Large Blue butterfly so special and so endangered?

Quale vitigno per quale clima?

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Quale vitigno per quale clima?

Intervista al geoecologo Lukas Egarter Vigl

Frutteti ricchi di biodiversità

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Frutteti ricchi di biodiversità

Nell’ambito del Monitoraggio della Biodiversità Alto Adige, una squadra di ricerca ha studiato l’habitat dei frutteti tradizionali scoprendo una straordinaria varietà di specie.

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Cambiamenti climatici in Alto Adige: online una nuova piattaforma con dati e grafici

Il “Monitoraggio dei cambiamenti climatici in Alto Adige” utilizza indicatori selezionati per rendere visibili i cambiamenti del clima e i loro effetti

Earth's swan song

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Earth's swan song

What are thermokarst lakes and why soil warming should worry us even more than air warming

'The most direct route is rarely feasible'

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'The most direct route is rarely feasible'

Conversations between disciplines: interview with ecologist Ulrike Tappeiner and emergency physician Hermann Brugger.

'Democracy is risky'

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'Democracy is risky'

Conversations between disciplines: interview with limnologist Roberta Bottarin and constitutionalist Francesco Palermo.

Scenari per l’Alto Adige verso la neutralità climatica

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Scenari per l’Alto Adige verso la neutralità climatica

Eurac Research ha elaborato uno studio tecnico completo per conto della Provincia

"I nostri dati non mostrano alcun impatto della centrale sull'ecologia dell’acqua"

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"I nostri dati non mostrano alcun impatto della centrale sull'ecologia dell’acqua"

Il biologo Alberto Scotti ha studiato i piccoli organismi del Rio Saldura prima e dopo la costruzione di una centrale idroelettrica – e non sono stati notati cambiamenti.

Further up

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Further up

Certain plant species are migrating to higher altitudes and how they adapt to these new conditions is being tested in terraXcube.

Die Südtiroler Steppeninseln

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Die Südtiroler Steppeninseln

Besondere Lebensräume – oft unterschätzt, dabei essenziell für die europäische Artenvielfalt

Come funziona un monitoraggio della biodiversità?

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Come funziona un monitoraggio della biodiversità?

Foto dal campo raccontano il paziente lavoro di ricercatrici e ricercatori

Poca neve, poca pioggia e troppo caldo

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Poca neve, poca pioggia e troppo caldo

Un inverno difficile per l’Alto Adige

How wood stores Co2

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video reportage

How wood stores Co2

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Tracce di istrice in Alto Adige

Nuova scoperta

When Excel is not enough

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When Excel is not enough

Tales from the community using Open-Source software to create their own working tools

Open Research pays off especially for small players

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Open Research pays off especially for small players

A conversation with limnologist Alberto Scotti

The future of forests

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The future of forests

Simulations based on mathematical models can help us understand how global environmental changes will affect woodlands

Un paesaggio più vario favorisce la biodiversità

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Un paesaggio più vario favorisce la biodiversità

Monitoraggio della Biodiversità Alto Adige: pronti i risultati dei primi due anni di ricerca

Viaggio nel clima per i vitigni dell’Alto Adige

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Viaggio nel clima per i vitigni dell’Alto Adige

Nel terraXcube si usano nuovi strumenti di misurazione per studiare come le viti reagiscono al calore e alla siccità

Centoventi fiumi da analizzare per il catalogo degli invertebrati

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Centoventi fiumi da analizzare per il catalogo degli invertebrati

Intervista con Alberto Scotti per la Giornata mondiale dell’ambiente

“Trust means having the same values and goals, but not necessarily following the same paths.”

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“Trust means having the same values and goals, but not necessarily following the same ...

Roberta Bottarin, Vice Director of Eurac Research, talks about how she experienced her role during the pandemic.

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