TY - JOUR
T1 - Mountain ecosystem response to global change
AU - Löffler, Jörg
AU - Anschlag, Kerstin
AU - Baker, Barry
AU - Finch, Oliver D.
AU - Diekkrüger, Bernd
AU - Wundram, Dirk
AU - Schröder, Boris
AU - Pape, Roland
AU - Lundberg, Anders
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Mountain ecosystems are commonly regarded as being highly sensitive to global change. Due to the system complexity and multifaceted interacting drivers, however, understanding current responses and predicting future changes in these ecosystems is extremely difficult. We aim to discuss potential effects of global change on mountain ecosystems and give examples of the underlying response mechanisms as they are understood at present. Based on the development of scientific global change research in mountains and its recent structures, we identify future research needs, highlighting the major lack and the importance of integrated studies that implement multi-factor, multi-method, multi-scale, and interdisciplinary research.
AB - Mountain ecosystems are commonly regarded as being highly sensitive to global change. Due to the system complexity and multifaceted interacting drivers, however, understanding current responses and predicting future changes in these ecosystems is extremely difficult. We aim to discuss potential effects of global change on mountain ecosystems and give examples of the underlying response mechanisms as they are understood at present. Based on the development of scientific global change research in mountains and its recent structures, we identify future research needs, highlighting the major lack and the importance of integrated studies that implement multi-factor, multi-method, multi-scale, and interdisciplinary research.
KW - Altitudinal zonation
KW - Arctic-alpine environments
KW - Climate change
KW - High mountain ecology
KW - Land use and land cover change
KW - Range shifts
KW - Tree line alteration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81855211551&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3112/erdkunde.2011.02.06
DO - 10.3112/erdkunde.2011.02.06
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:81855211551
SN - 0014-0015
VL - 65
SP - 189
EP - 213
JO - Erdkunde
JF - Erdkunde
IS - 2
ER -
