Impact of climate change on mountain environment dynamics . An introduction

Mountains are specific ecosystems, characterised by their diversity and complexity (Messerli and Ives, 1997). Steep topographic, climatic and biological gradients combined with sharp seasonal contrasts favour the triggering of extreme climatic and geomorphic events, which may in turn strongly affect ecological and human environments (Ives and Messerli, 1989; Price, 1999; Beniston, 2002; Viviroli et al., 2007; Huggel et al., 2010; Korner, 2013). Mountain populations are quite diverse in their ...

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  2015

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  Revue De Geographie Alpine-journal of Alpine Research

• Publication date

  2015-09-07

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.4000/RGA.2877
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