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Where borders disappear and glaciers do the talking 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇨🇭

#travel #europe #eurotrip #france #italy #switzerland #montblanc #europeanalps #wanderlust

(3/4) 🌍 We found that most publications came from Central Europe (mainly the #EuropeanAlps) and Central Asia (#TibetanPlateau).

The research focus on each global mountain region differed: a research hub on alpine soil fauna is found in Central Europe, for #biocrusts also in Northern Europe, and for microbiota in Central Asia.

Most other mountain regions are still underrepresented, and more research should be conducted there to fill crucial knowledge gaps. 🏔️

Figure showing the number (sizes) and distribution along global mountain regions of scientific publications that are focusing on alpine soil biodiversity.

NEW EUROPEAN RECORD 🎉

We were able to detect the Pygmy Shrews (Sorex minutus) in the high #alpine up to 3,300 m a.s.l. in #SouthTyrol #Italy, 780 metres higher than known before 🐁

New short note in #Hystrix (w/ #ChiaraPaniccia & @Eliag from https://bsky.app/profile/euracalpenv.bsky.social )

📄 https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-00760-2024

#PygmyShrew #Shrews #SmallMammals #Hystrix #Südtirol #AltoAdige #EuropeanAlps #BiodiversityMonitoringSouthTyrol #GLORIA #Mountains #MountainPeaks #SoilFauna #SoilBiodiversity #Monitoring #AlpSoil_Lab #Glaciers #OetztalAlps #Sesvenna

Screenshot of the paper's title and authors with information on the link and the journal.

Photo of a high alpine sampling site close to glaciers at 3,300 m a.s.l. in the mountains of South Tyrol (Italy), where the new European record for detecting the pygmy shrew was set.

Himalayas Formation May Have Destroyed At Least 30% Of Continental Crust In Collision Zone
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-himalayas-formation-destroyed-continental-crust.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119070 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #model #modeling #numericmodeling #geochemistry #mountainbuilding #orogeny #Himalayas #continentalcrust #platetectonics #continents #EuropeanAlps #ZagrosMountains #mantle #subsumed #deformation #erosion #thickening #extrusion #massbalance #calculations #delamination #topography #lithosphere

photo - view up a Himalayan valley to distance, snow-covered mountain peaks

cross sections - conceptual illustration of four possible mechanisms to recycle continental crust material into the mantle during continent-continent collisions

schematic cross-sections - Conceptual cross-sections and plan views showing the horizontal shortening of continental crust

maps and cross sections - Mountain ranges of the (A) Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau, (B) Alps and (C) Zagros, from Natural Earth's physical vectors.

#Alpine #SoilFauna season ended with an astonishing #hike close to #glacier.

As bonus we hiked up to the Hohe Wart (Guardia Alta, 3424m), which is on the crest towards the #Similaun (3606m)

In our samplings, we found something surprising 🥳 more details will be soon published in a short notice ✌️

#AlpSoil_Lab #SoilBiodiversity #MountainSoilBiodiversity #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps #SouthTyrol #Italy #Vinschgau #ValVenosta #Schnals #Senales #HighAlpine #SoilMacrofauna #SoilMesofauna #GLORIA

Our highest pitfall trap yet installed at an elevation of 3300m close to glaciers.

A small cross depicts the summit of the Hohe Wart (Guardia Alta) at 3424m on the crest towards the Similaun, one if the highest mountain in Austria and South Tyrol.

What an adventure 🤠
We as #AlpSoil_Lab from #EuracResearch set up our highest pitfall traps yet at high #alpine sites at 3300m and 3100m.
These #GLORIA sites are quite steep and challenging to reach, but I can't wait to see the #soilfauna living up there 🔍

#SoilScience #SoilBiodiversity #Alps #EuropeanAlps #SoilBiology #SouthTyrol #Italy #TexelGroup #Mountains #Mountaineering

A biologist hiking up a high alpine mountain to investigate the soil fauna.

A pitfall trap installed at 3300m to capture ground-dwelling soil fauna. In the background a snow-covered glacier.

A biologist taking suction samples with a modified leaf vacuum.

❄️🌿 The Glacier’s Green Series - 5/10
🌺 Silene Acaulis (Moss Campion)

ℹ️ Moss Campion is a small but tough plant found in the paraglacial zones of the Rocky Mountains and the European Alps. Its cushion-like growth helps it survive in windy, cold environments.

🔥 With glaciers melting, Moss Campion faces habitat loss and increased temperatures, threatening its survival.

#Glacierwatch #MossCampion #RockyMountains #EuropeanAlps #ClimateCrisis #SaveOurPlanet

An old page with an oval shaped flower ornament. In its center, a picture of a Moss Campion. This is the Glacier’s Green Series 5/10

Parallel to other #SoilEcology project, we at the #AlpSoil_Lab of #EuracResearch started with the #SnowBed project to sample #SoilMesofauna in #alpine environment.

Late this year but it is sunny up there!

#MountainSoilBiodiversity #SoilBiology #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps #LTER #LTSER #LTERItalia #LTSERMatsch

A hiker going up a trail in the European Central Alps.

Photo of a snowbed with protection cages agaibst grazing sheep.

A soil ecologist taking suction samples of soil mesofauna in an alpine snowbed.

Detailed view on a suction sampling of soil mesofauna within an iron frame.

This morning at the @worldbioforum 2024 in #Davos --> small excursion day with a team of #SoilBiodiversity researchers @EisenhauerLab, #AlpSoil_Lab, #ScheuLab)

We climbed up the Büelenhorn (2512m) and Büelenberg, a quite lonely mountain ridge above Davos.
A lot of nice biodiversity to see in the #alpine zone! (and sahara sand)

#WorldBiodiversityForum #WBF2024 #WBF24 #MountainSoilBiodiversity #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps #Switzerland #Graubünden

Summit of the Büelenhorn (2512m) with view down to Davos, Switzerland.

View to the Dischma valley with a lot of sahara sand blurring the air.

Big applause to @IngolfKuehn for his presentation of the #recolonation of #alpine plants on #glacier retreat zones in #limestone #mountains, in that case of the #Dachstein in #Salzburg (#Austria).

Interesting to hear that the recolonation is slower!
Wondering if "my mountains" - the #Dolomites - respond similarly 🤔

#Alps #EuropeanAlps #Gletscher #AlpineBotany #Botany

Ingolf Kühn presenting his research on recolonation of plants after glacier retreat.

HOME (1270m) --> 🚶🚡🚲 --> WORK (260m):
- 15min cable car ride
- costs: 0.70c

WORK (260m) --> 🥾🏃--> HOME (1270m)
- 1000m up, 7.5km
- costs: a lot of sweat

This is my #MountainLife 😎

#Ritten #Renon #Bozen #Bolzano #Südtirol #SouthTyrol #AltoAdige
#Mountains #CableCars #Hiking #Alps #EuropeanAlps #AfterWork #Dolomites

Mountain view on green pastures and meadows, with mountains in the background. On the left side a cable car runs down the line.

#AlpSoil_Lab field work day 🤠

Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at #EuracResearch's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy

Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.

#SoilBiology #SoilBiodiversity #LTERItalia #LTER #Mountains #Alps #EuropeanAlps

A biologist hiking up a mountain slope with snowcapped mountains in the background.

A summit cross at 2500m in the Southtyrolean mountains.

Deglaciation and erosion during the Holocene period left distinct landforms across the European Alps, such as debris ridges deposited at the snout of a glacier. Research shows that erosion has decreased in recent years. Phys.org explores what role climate change has played in the reduction and how it could impact mountain-dwelling communities. https://flip.it/qTg367
#Science #ClimateChange #EuropeanAlps #Moutains #Glaciers