TY  - JOUR
A1  - Loeffler, Jörg
A1  - Anschlag, Kerstin
A1  - Baker, Barry
A1  - Finch, Oliver-D.
A1  - Diekkrueger, Bernd
A1  - Wundram, Dirk
A1  - Schroeder, Boris
A1  - Pape, Roland
A1  - Lundberg, Anders
T1  - Mountain ecosystem response to global change
JF  - Erdkunde : archive for scientific geography
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.
KW  - High mountain ecology
KW  - arctic-alpine environments
KW  - climate change
KW  - land use and land cover change
KW  - tree line alteration
KW  - range shifts
KW  - altitudinal zonation
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2011.02.06
SN  - 0014-0015
VL  - 65
IS  - 2
SP  - 189
EP  - 213
PB  - Geographisches Inst., Univ. Bonn
CY  - Goch
ER  -