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Institute for Alpine Environment

Institute for Alpine Environment

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The global biodiversity crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. How biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services are changing and adapting due to human activities and how, in relation to this, mountain areas are affected, is at the core of where our research lies.

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Water Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Water Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Nadigs Alpenschrecke auf der Seiser Alm, ein Überraschungsfund.© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Nadigs Alpenschrecke auf der Seiser Alm, ein Überraschungsfund.© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Water Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Water Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

und Bodenproben.© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

und Bodenproben.© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Soil Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Water Survey/Limnological Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Water Survey/Limnological Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Simon Stifter© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Simon Stifter© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Matteo Anderle© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Matteo Anderle© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Facts
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Staff members

15 with a PhD degree

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Ongoing projects

11 of them with international partners

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Laboratories and facilities

Eco-Lab, Open air laboratory Matsch-Mazia

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Journal publications

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Presentations at scientific conferences

Data Activity Report 2020/2021

Research Fields

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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions

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Sustainability

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Landuse and Climate Change

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Natures Contribution to People

Contributi della Natura all’Umanità

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News & Events

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AlpEnv BMS

07 April 2022

Join in! Surveys of grassland birds and co.

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06.05.2022

Symposium on the inner-Alpine dry meadows of the Terra Raetica

Streuobstwiese Frutteti tradizionali

08 November 2021

Streuobstwiesen im Fokus

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For more information: https://icsz2020.eurac.edu/

16-21.08.2021

XVIII INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON SOIL ZOOLOGY

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30.04-20.09.2021

Photo Competition Orchard Meadows

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Projects

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Project

Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

Duration: December 2018 - December 2026Funding: Internal funding EURAC (Project)

Project

LT(S)ER: Open air laboratory Matsch/Mazia

Long-term (socio-)ecological research in the open air laboratory Matsch/Mazia

Duration: December 2013 - December 2025Funding: Public institutions (Other projects ...

Project

CLAIMES

Climate response of alpine lakes: resistance variability and management consequences for ecosystem ...

Duration: June 2019 - June 2022Funding: Public institutions (Other projects ...

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AlpSoil

Ecology and trophic structure of the Alpine soil macrofauna

Duration: December 2017 - December 2022Funding: Internal funding EURAC (Project)

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AlpWater

Impacts of global change on alpine water ecosystems

Duration: December 2017 - December 2022Funding: Internal funding EURAC (Project)

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Institute's Projects

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Die Südtiroler Steppeninseln

Die Südtiroler Steppeninseln

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Poca neve, poca pioggia e troppo caldo

Poca neve, poca pioggia e troppo caldo

Un inverno difficile per l’Alto Adige

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Come funziona un monitoraggio della biodiversità?

Come funziona un monitoraggio della biodiversità?

Foto dal campo raccontano il paziente lavoro di ricercatrici e ricercatori

How wood stores Co2

How wood stores Co2

Every year, on 21 March, the world celebrates International Forest Day. 2022’s edition is dedicated to 'Forests and sustainable production and consumption'. We all know that trees ...

When Excel is not enough

When Excel is not enough

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Contact

Ulrike Tappeiner

Ulrike Tappeiner

Head of Institute

Roberta Bottarin

Roberta Bottarin

Vice Head of Institute

Vice Director

Institute for Alpine Environment

Viale Druso 1 39100 Bolzano Italy

T 333 550 1740 93+

ude.carue@tnemnorivne.enipla

ude.carue.cep@tnemnorivne.enipla (PEC)

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