In the Georgian Caucasus, unregulated grazing has damaged grassland vegetation cover
and caused erosion. Methods for monitoring and control of affected territories are urgently …

Overgrazing, land use abandonment and increasing recreational activities have altered the
vegetation of high-montane and subalpine grassland of the Caucasus. The failure of …

Impacts of climate change are already evident in ecosystems worldwide. High-latitude and
altitude regions are at greatest risk because the effects of climate change are greater in …

Seedling establishment is an important factor dictating the altitudinal limits of treeline
species. Factors which affect seedling mortality and survival, however, have yet to be fully …

The Caucasian oak (Quercus macranthera), a native tree of Western Asia, typically grows at
high altitudes where the effects of climate change are particularly notable. We analysed the …

Short-term changes in plant species number, cover, frequency, and composition were
studied along an altitudinal gradient crossing 4 GLORIA summits (from 2240 m to 3024 m …

Mountainous grassland landscapes increasingly experience modified management and
land use, which are often triggered by socio-economic and climate change. Remote-sensing …

Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis”(GSNE) in the framework of the “Clean up
Georgia”–Increasing Public Awareness and Involvement in Solid Waste Management …

Special thanks to our friends for help in the research field; Józef Mitka from Jagiellonian
University in Kraków, who helped in the identification of the host plant Aconitum; Maia …

The Lactuca lineage is one of nine lineages in the lettuce subtribe (Cichorieae, Asteraceae)
distributed in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Within the Lactuca lineage two clades …