Alpine Environment - Eurac Research

We present fine-scale habitat requirements of the critically endangered Barred Warbler at the edge of its breeding range in the Italian Alps 🏔️. 🔬 Learn how hedgerows, bush cover & slope drive occurrence and what this means for habitat conservation 👉 doi.org/10.1002/2688-8…

Happy World Soil Day!🌱More life in a handful of soil than people on the planet! 🌍 A whole world of invertebrates work quietly beneath our feet, keeping ecosystems healthy. Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol is financed by Province Bz & Land Südtirol. eurac.edu/en/magazine/so…

🌍 What a great week at #IMC2025 in Innsbruck! 🏔️ Proud to showcase our institute among outstanding #mountain scientists 🧠 with talks, posters, and sessions featuring several of our projects🎤📊 #research #SciComm #MeetTheScientists @imountainconf

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📢new study: Species-specific thresholds boost #BirdNET ’s precision in passive acoustic monitoring of Alpine #birds. 🐦🦅 🗒️ First open list of 72 thresholds for #Europe - replicable tool for #biodiversity surveys in complex landscapes.👂 ℹ️doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoi…

The rise of intensive #agriculture has led to less diverse habitats which in turn has reduced opportunities for #biodiversity. A new study coordinated by ornithologist @AnderleMatte shows how these changes affect alpine birds. You can read our story here: eurac.edu/en/magazine/al…

🕊️ Alpine farmland is losing its biodiversity. New research shows: ✅ Natural habitats & habitat diversity help #birds thrive ❌ Intensification fragments landscapes & harms ecosystems 🌍 #Conservation must scale across landscapes 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jenv…

📢 Wild #bees thrive in biodiverse mountain farms! 🐝🐝 Zanini et al. found that #multidiversity boosts pollination, buffering #climate impacts. 🌤️🌱🐝 🔎 Find out more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @EliaGuariento @m_dainese @AnderleMatte & more

📢 COME WORK WITH US 📢 The call for applications to the PhD program @UniTrento DICAM, which includes a position on the "Soundscape for all", is now online! ⛰️🎵🐦 lnkd.in/dr9Mnpra 🗓️Deadline: August 21, 2025, at 4:00 PM

What a conference! Last week I had the honour of attending the @_EBCC conference (#BirdNumbers2025) in Riga and presenting our #BiodiversityMonitoringSouthTyrol with a focus on birds using classical and passive acoustic protocols. #Monitoring #Birds #Biodiversity

New study on bats & agriculture in mountain ecosystems! 🦇🌄 Using passive acoustic monitoring🎧, we explore how agricultural practices impact bat diversity, with natural elements promoting richness & manure hills having a negative effect. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New study on forest-grassland ecotone expansion in the Eastern #Alps! 🌲Using the iLand model💻, we explore how #climatechange impacts and land-use abandonment shape forest dynamics & species shifts. 🔗link.springer.com/article/10.100… @SpringerEcology @marco_mina_ @edfm_tum @RammerWerner

500 wild bee species live in #SouthTyrol. To shed light on these winged wonders, our interactive exhibition "BEEhold" has hit the streets of #Bolzano! Pick up a map, grab some stickers & buzz your way through town as you learn more about bee biodiversity: beehold.eurac.edu/en

New study: We linked canopy structure 🌲📷 (via hemispherical & cover photography) to understory plant diversity in forest plots. Our findings show canopy photography can provide key #biodiversity #indicators & insights for managing conservation forest ➡️doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol…

Microplastics are tiny particles that have been found in almost all environmental spheres.🍼🛞🗑️🧃 In this #study, @DahmsHeinrich, @UjZoology & @UJScience investigated #microplastics in a transboundary #river system 🌊of multiple African nations. 🌍 ➡️ℹ️link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Forschende von Eurac Research haben in #Südtirol auf über 3.000 müdM drei Exemplare der Eurasischen #Zwergspitzmaus gefunden. Der Fund ist europäischer Rekord. Ob er dem #Klimawandel geschuldet ist, muss sich noch zeigen. Zur News: eurac.edu/de/press/europ… Foto: Giacomo Gaudenzi

Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it. #Decay and regeneration work hand in hand. Our newly published article examines how dead #wood is vital to life in a #forest. Read the full article here: eurac.edu/en/magazine/th… Ph: A de Giovanni / Eurac Research #biodiversity

Wild bees are vital for #ecosystems, but there are major knowledge gaps about their distribution. 🐝 Our latest study helps bridge this gap by adding new records for wild #bees in South Tyrol. 📊🐝 @m_dainese @AnderleMatte 🔎Read more here @BioDataJournal doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13…

📢 Call for Contributions @imountainconf session WS 3.122: 'Strengthening long-term socio-ecological research in mountain LTSER platforms' Convened by #LTER Austria & @lteritaly at the #imc25 in Innsbruck from 14-18 Sept 2025 📆Deadline 20.02.25 ℹ️Info 👉shorturl.at/mQY8l

Also, our @EuracAlpine squad is hiring a Intern in the field of ecotoxicology and microplastics research in the PlasticFree EFRE-1018 project. All details and application form here: eurac.onboard.org/alpenv_intern_… #sciencejobs #jobs #career