Publications
The international tundra experiment was established in 1990 to foster research into the ecology of tundra and alpine plants and their response to changes in climate, particularly increasing warming. Currently there are over twenty active ITEX field sites encompassing high and low arctic sites and alpine regions in the Northern Hemisphere. Just recently an Australian subantartic site on Maquarie...
Climate change and the reproductive ecology of Australian alpine plants Alpine environments are extreme places for plants to grow and reproduce. Physical and biotic factors such as low temperatures, limited growing and flowering season, strong seasonality, highly variable conditions between years, and a limited diversity and abundance of pollinators all act as constraints on plants and its...
Scotland has over 90 percent of the UK's montane (alpine) habitat. These areas contain important populations of relic arctic, alpine and endemic plants, which also support important bird populations, all of which are of high conservation value. Within these areas, natural zonation of vegetation can be seen at different altitudes. This zonation is largely due the effects of temperature and winter...
This Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) Digest provides an overview of scientific activities undertaken within MAB Project 6, whose focus is on mountain areas. It considers MAB activities in the mountains of nine European countries -- Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland -- and the former USSR. It is in these countries that the...
Dr. Miller discussed a draft of his forthcoming World Resources Institute Report "Balancing the Scales - Policies for Increasing Biodiversity's Chances through Bioregional Management." He presented four different approaches to biodiversity conservation, and analyzed their strengths and weaknesses in order to synthesize policy recommendations for managing conservation through bioregional...
The poppies are of the most beautiful and bright components of Armenian flora. The red poppy has all rights to be considered as one of the botanical symbols of Armenia. Some of poppy species growing on the territory of Armenia are in the center of our, botanists' attention as well as the others, which need protection.
The present condition of the landscapes and biodiversity in Armenia is...
Arailer (2577m above sea level) is one of the largest extinct volcanoes in Armenia. It has rather steep slopes indented with many deep gorges and gullies. A 2km diameter crater has remained at the top of the volcano. The crater opens to the south-west by a deep gorge. The mountain is situated in the area of arid climate with wide yearly and daily fluctuations of temperature and humidity....
Armenia is a small (289 thousand square km) mountainous country, located in the Caucasus region. Ancient geographers called it the "Mountain Island" or the "Roof of Asia Minor". This country of contrasts and wonders is notable for great landscape and biological diversity. In comparative small area one can observe semi-desert (even sandy desert) and alpine meadows, high-...
Over the last years, the recognition of goods and services provided by mountain areas meeting in-creased social demand has risen considerably. With the United Nation's International Year of the Mountains (IYM) 2002 the international awareness for mountain ecosystems and the inter-relationship to lowland developments attained high political levels and priority. This process requires a high degree...
Rural policy is no more primarily about agriculture but has to address specifically all different economic sectors and actors in the area. This seems particularly important in the Austrian context for mountain areas which have traditionally been seen as remote areas. Yet, with a portion of 70% of the total land of the country and widespread positive economic performance in large parts of West-...