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

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

und Bodenproben.© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Water Survey/Limnological Survey© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Simon Stifter© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

Matteo Anderle© Eurac Research - Martina Jaider

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Staff members

17 with a PhD degree

Ongoing projects

5 of them with international partners

Laboratories and facilities

Eco-Lab, Open air laboratory Matsch-Mazia

Journal publications

Presentations at scientific conferences

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Research Fields

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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions

Sustainability

Landuse and Climate Change

Natures Contribution to People

Contributi della Natura all’Umanità

News & Events

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13.06.2022

Transforming management of natural systems from uniformity to complexity in today’s uncertain times

07 April 2022

Join in! Surveys of grassland birds and co.

06.05.2022

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

08 November 2021

Streuobstwiesen im Fokus

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

16-21.08.2021

XVIII INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON SOIL ZOOLOGY

30.04-20.09.2021

Photo Competition Orchard Meadows

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Projects

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Project

Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

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

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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 ...

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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)

Project

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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How wood stores Co2

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