RT Journal Article
T1 Alpine Ecology in the Iberian Peninsula: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Learn?
A1 Barrio, Isabel C.
A1 Bueno, C. Guillermo
A1 Nagy, Laszlo
A1 Palacio, Sara
A1 Grau, Oriol
A1 Munilla Rumbao, Ignacio
A1 García, María Begoña
A1 García Cervigón, Ana I.
A1 Gartzia, Maite
A1 Gazol, Antonio
A1 Lara Romero, Carlos
A1 Anadon Rosell, Alba
A1 Ninot, Josep M.
A1 Chocarro, Cristina
A1 Alados, Concepción L.
A1 Fillat, Federico
A1 Zamora, Regino
K1 Alpine ecosystems
K1 Global change
K1 Mountain areas
K1 Socioecological research
AB The 11th Conference of the Spanish Association of TerrestrialEcology, held in Pamplona, Spain, on 6–10 May 2013,included a symposium on alpine ecological research in theIberian Peninsula. This session offered an excellentopportunity to assess the state and progress of alpine ecologyin this region, identify knowledge gaps, and discuss furtherdirections for research. Iberian alpine ecosystems arebiodiversity hotspots and have traditionally contributed tosustaining rural livelihoods. Today, these ecosystems aresubjected to large changes in land uses, including landabandonment, and are affected by climate change. This articlereviews the current state of Iberian alpine ecology andproposes a research agenda. Alpine ecology in the IberianPeninsula is a growing field of research. The need for largerspatial and temporal scales in research and monitoring, alongwith the integration of socioecological aspects, is a criticalissue for understanding the major drivers of change in thealpine ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula. Theimplementation of effective mitigation strategies aimed atreducing the impact of the pressing environmental andsocioeconomic problems of Iberian mountain areas can onlybe accomplished through a multidisciplinary and integrativeapproach.
PB International Mountain Society
SN 0276-4741
SN 1994-7151
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22311
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22311
LA eng
NO Isabel C. Barrio, C. Guillermo Bueno, Laszlo Nagy, Sara Palacio, Oriol Grau, Ignacio Munilla, María Begoña García, Ana I. Garcia-Cervigón, Maite Gartzia, Antonio Gazol, Carlos Lara-Romero, Alba Anadon-Rosell, Josep M. Ninot, Cristina Chocarro, Concepción L. Alados, Federico Fillat, Regino Zamora "Alpine Ecology in the Iberian Peninsula: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Learn?," Mountain Research and Development, 33(4), 437-442, (1 November 2013)
DS Minerva
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