#alpineecosystems — Public Fediverse posts

Shy in spring, Aster alpinus has just begun to bloom in the alpine meadows. Its bright colors are a delight, especially on long hikes, when these flowers quietly trace the path ahead.

#AsterAlpinus #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #WildflowerIdentification #Botany #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #AlpineEcosystems #swissalps

Gentiana acaulis. Delicately blue, this stunning flower tells me the snow is finally gone and brighter days are coming. Summer is just around the corner.

#GentianaAcaulis #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #NaturePhotography #WildflowerIdentification #Botany #MacroPhotography #AlpineEcosystems #blueflowers

Pulsatilla alpina. Delicate and softly hairy, often covering wide patches of alpine meadow. I love how these flowers seem to dance, following the rhythm of the wind, letting their slender stems shake their heads gently.

#PulsatillaAlpina #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #MacroPhotography #Botany #WildflowerIdentification #NaturePhotography #HighAltitudePlants #AlpineEcosystems

Soldanella alpina. As the snow melts from the higher meadows, countless flowers bloom at once, yet I’m always drawn to the fragile complexity of this very common little one.

#SoldanellaAlpina #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #MacroPhotography #Botany #WildflowerIdentification #NaturePhotography #HighAltitudePlants #AlpineEcosystems

Gianalberto Losapio et al. addressed the effects of #GlacierRetreat on plant functional diversity by integrating plant traits with ecological indicator values across a 140-year chronosequence in a subalpine glacier landscape.

#AlpineEcosystems | #BiodiversityChange | #ClimateChange | #CommunityDynamics | #GlobalWarming | #LandoltValues | #PlantFunctionalTraits

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf110

💡 Ecological indicators predict functional diversity dynamics following #GlacierRetreat

Results:
Glacier retreat ➡️ Functional richness & functional dispersion ⬇️, functional evenness & functional divergence ⬆️

#AlpineEcosystems | #BiodiversityChange | #ClimateChange | #CommunityDynamics | #GlobalWarming | #LandoltValues | #PlantFunctionalTraits

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf110

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Ecological indicators predict functional diversity dynamics following #GlacierRetreat

#AlpineEcosystems | #BiodiversityChange | #CommunityDynamics | #GlobalWarming | #LandoltValues | #PlantFunctionalTraits | #ClimateChange

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf110