Montane ecosystems are a remarkably diverse ecosystem, mainly characterised by hillslope
asymmetry, ie, hillslope variation as a function of slope angle and slope aspect. Slope angle …

Forest microclimate is strongly affected by local topography and management activities, as
these directly alter overstory structure. In the present work we analysed the dependence of …

Abstract Along the North Adriatic Sea coast (Italy), vulnerability to climate change is further
aggravated by anthropogenic influences, such as strong subsidence rate due to deep …

Environmental studies based on analyses of fluvio-aeolian successions with paleosols in
central Poland, forming the central part of the European Sand Belt, are presented …

The use of vegetation as a source of energy and its clearing for agricultural production has
contributed to the degradation of the drylands in world. On soil, the effects of deforestation …

High-Andean páramos deliver essential ecosystem hydrological services from a
combination of soil, vegetation, and climate characteristics, particularly in their natural state …

Extensive areas of inland dunes are commonly overplanted with Scots pine (Pinus
sylvestris). However, thus far the pine litterfall has not been investigated in detail in Scots …

The goal of this study was to determine the topographically induced pattern of ground
vegetation in managed Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands on inland dunes and to link the …

Soils have been widely transformed and degraded by human activities. The area occupied
by soils that remain unmodified is decreasing, while recent rural outmigration and land …

Different environmental factors were studied to determine which factors influence the
species richness, composition and structure of vascular plants in Pinus sylvestris L. forests in …