Restoration of degraded ecosystems may take decades or even centuries. Accordingly,
information about the current direction and speed of recovery provided by methods for …

Anthropogenic disturbance in alpine ecosystems is on the increase, and knowledge is
needed about restoration methods and their long-term effects in these environments …

We examined the influence of surroundings, ie proximity effects, on the course of
spontaneous vegetation succession using two data sets. In the first data set, we tested the …

As we can see in many chapters of this book, soil formation in post-mining soils is closely
connected with ecosystem development. Soil formation is a basic precondition for the …

Many ecosystems are defined and shaped by one or a few common, foundation species.
Even though such species hold a key role in the restoration of these ecosystems, the …

Questions What are the most important factors explaining present‐day variation in species
composition in a glacier foreland? Does the rate of species compositional change in glacier …

Vegetation recovery in severely disturbed alpine ecosystems can be accelerated through
active restoration measures. This study evaluated the short‐term effects of two restoration …

This study aims to determine the effects of extreme heavy metal contamination and other soil
factors on the structure and species richness of pioneer communities on artificial slag-soil …

Spoil heaps are the visible footprint of hydropower production, particularly in vulnerable
alpine environments. Speeding up vegetation development by seeding commercial grass …

Hydropower is expanding globally and is regarded a key measure for mitigating climate
change, but it also results in major environmental degradation, both at local scale and more …