Quantitative Comparison of Fern-Leaf Development and Fertility with Respect to Altitude in the Tirol, Central European Alps, Austria

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Sato ◽  
George Grabherr ◽  
Kenji Washio
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Development ◽  
Quantitative Comparison ◽  
European Alps ◽  
Central European

The role of land management and elevation in shaping soil microbial communities: Insights from the Central European Alps

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 107951
Author(s):  
Nadine Praeg ◽  
Julia Seeber ◽  
Georg Leitinger ◽  
Erich Tasser ◽  
Christian Newesely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
European Alps ◽  
Central European ◽  
Soil Microbial

scholarly journals Phosphorus Translocation by Red Deer on a Subalpine Grassland in the Central European Alps

Ecosystems ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Schütz ◽  
Anita C. Risch ◽  
Gérald Achermann ◽  
Conny Thiel-Egenter ◽  
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Deer ◽  
European Alps ◽  
Central European

Bedrock bedding, landsliding and erosional budgets in the Central European Alps

Terra Nova ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 370-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Cruz Nunes ◽  
Romain Delunel ◽  
Fritz Schlunegger ◽  
Naki Akçar ◽  
Peter W. Kubik
Keyword(s):  
European Alps ◽  
Central European

Spatial scaling in the phylogeography of an alpine caddisfly, Allogamus uncatus, within the central European Alps

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1089-1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen B. Kubow ◽  
Christopher T. Robinson ◽  
Lisa N. S. Shama ◽  
Jukka Jokela
Keyword(s):  
European Alps ◽  
Spatial Scaling ◽  
Central European

Messinian climate change and erosional destruction of the central European Alps

Geology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean D. Willett ◽  
Fritz Schlunegger ◽  
Vincenzo Picotti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
European Alps ◽  
Central European

scholarly journals Weak Apical Control of Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra L.) May Serve as a Protection Against Environmental Stress Above Treeline in the Central European Alps

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oberhuber ◽  
Geisler ◽  
Bernich ◽  
Wieser
Keyword(s):  
Growth Form ◽  
European Alps ◽  
Pinus Cembra ◽  
Stone Pine ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Central European ◽  
Apical Control ◽  
Branching Points ◽  
Swiss Stone Pine ◽  
Lateral Branches

At the treeline in the Central European Alps, adverse climate conditions impair tree growth and cause krummholz formation of Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.). Multi-stemmed trees (tree clusters) are frequently found in the treeline ecotone and are generally thought to originate from seed caches (multiple genets) of the European nutcracker (N. caryocatactes) or due to repeated damage of the leader shoot by browsing or mechanical stress (single genet). Additionally, lack of apical control can lead to upward bending of lateral branches, which may obscure single-genet origin if the lower branching points are overgrown by vegetation and the humus layer. The multi-stemmed growth form may serve as a means of protection against extreme environmental stress during winter, especially at wind-exposed sites, because leeward shoots are protected from, e.g. ice particle abrasion and winter desiccation. The aims of this study therefore were to analyze in an extensive field survey: (i) whether weak apical control may serve as a protection against winter stress; and (ii) to what extent the multi-stemmed growth form of P. cembra in the krummholz zone is originating from a single genet or multiple genets. To accomplish this, the growth habit of P. cembra saplings was determined in areas showing extensive needle damage caused by winter stress. Multi-stemmed saplings were assigned to single and multiple genets based on determination of existing branching points below the soil surface. The findings revealed that upward bending of lateral branches could protect saplings against winter stress factors, and, although multi-stemmed P. cembra trees were primarily found to originate from multiple genets (most likely seed caches), about 38% of tree clusters originated from upward bending of (partially) buried branches. The results suggest that weak apical control of P. cembra in the sapling stage might be an adaptation to increase survival rate under severe climate conditions prevailing above treeline during winter.

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