https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2025/bodenbiologie-im-gebirge-als-kritische-forschungslucke/
https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2025/bodenbiologie-im-gebirge-als-kritische-forschungslucke/
NOW ONLINE at Biological Reviews!
Global review on "Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline" by @nadinepraeg.bsky.social and me with many great #SoilBiodiversity researcher.
This is the first time such global information on #alpine soil microbiota, soil fauna, and (soil) biocrusts were synthesised.
Read and download it for free at http://doi.org/10.1111/brv.70028
Here, a short thread (1/4)
#BEEHOLD, the bees are coming
Here is a glimpse to the #WildBees of #SouthTyrol https://beehold.eurac.edu/en
with #EuracResearch press and the Institute for #AlpineEnvironment
Some time ago, we #AlpSoil_Lab at #EuracResearch|s Institute for Alpine Environment published a paper for kids and all people in a simple language. Thanks to @soilbio_comm these articles were translated in many languages!
Check: https://idiv-biodiversity.de/de/young-minds/languages.html
Last field work day for 2024
Snowy, not too cold but very nice view over the #LTSER area Matschertal/Val Mazia.
Replaced a #SoilTemp logger at 2500m that was destroyed by cows...
No metal cage resists a cow's rage
Further, checked on of #EuracResearch|s #AlpEnv meteo station at 2400m.
Great talk of @jseeber.bsky.social at the #EuBiReCo 2024 in #Bozen / #Bolzano (#SouthTyrol).
She highlighted the efforts of the #Biodiversa+ Soil Pilot to find transnational monitoring schemes to assess #SoilBiodiversity (e.g. pitfall traps vs. eDNA).
#Euregio-TI-ST-TN #AlpSoil_Lab #EuracResearch
Traditional meadow orchards are a good practice example for integrated #biodiversity #conservation in orchards.
Elia Guariento & Lisa Obwegs et al. from #EuracResearch|s Institute for #AlpineEnvironment show they support high multitaxonomic diversity.
Let’s preserve & learn from these agricultural practices and preserve a sustainable future!
Did you know that #SouthTyrol is home to 500 wild bee species?
Lisa Obwegs from the Institute for #AlpineEnvironment of #EuracResearch is diving deep into their diverse communities to study how human activities impact their health.
Marco Mina from #EuracResearch #AlpineEnvironment collecting #fungi in #forests of #SouthTyrol #Italy, using different methods and also our #AlpSoil_Lab soil corer
Here is a short video from the national broadcaster (in Italian): https://www.rainews.it/tgr/bolzano/video/2024/10/eurac-studio-biodiversita-funghi-14734f1b-749e-44a9-81e6-9186ecaaad86.html
NEW PAPER OUT!
Matteo Dainese led this review about “Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems”.
Have a look at it, download and read it, it is #OpenAccess and for free ;)
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecm.1632
What an intensive week of #alpine #SoilBiodiversity sampling. Despite being holidays in , we climbed up #mountains in
in the #NationalParkHoheTauern for our #SnowBeds project (w/ @uniinnsbruck & @unibern).
Such a great view
What an adventure
We as #AlpSoil_Lab from #EuracResearch set up our highest pitfall traps yet at high #alpine sites at 3300m and 3100m.
These #GLORIA sites are quite steep and challenging to reach, but I can't wait to see the #soilfauna living up there
Parallel to other #SoilEcology project, we at the #AlpSoil_Lab of #EuracResearch started with the #SnowBed project to sample #SoilMesofauna in #alpine environment.
Late this year but it is sunny up there!
On our way as #EuracResearch Institute for #Alpine Environment over snowcapped mountain passes to #Davos in #Switzerland for the @worldbioforum 2024 (#WBF2024) .
Looking forward to nice talks, chats and networking with (mountain soil) #biodiversity people
Come and check out our talks and posters
#AlpSoil_Lab field work day
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at #EuracResearch's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
Today Nadine Praeg rocked the floor at the #IUSS2024 #SoilScience #Conference speaking about the #microbiome in #soils and different organisms interacting with soil such as #SoilFauna and mammals.
Collaboration of #EuracResearch, @uniinnsbruck, and #FEM (#Trentino)
Part of #MountainSoilBiodiversity research
Listening to #FlorenceAndTheMachine while looking at the beautiful city panorama of #Firenze
Getting ready for the #IUSS2024 (Congress of the
International Union of Soil Sciences).
Who is here too?
Passionate about #biodiversity?
Exciting opportunity alert:
Join our team as a #Data Steward !
If you are interested in managing biodiversity data, we want to hear from you!
Apply by May 27th at https://eurac.onboard.org/jobs/kmEZbB4x?from_career_page=true
I am now a certified #MyGreenLab Ambassador
We are already trying to have a sustainable lab within #EuracResearch and our own #AlpSoil_Lab, but better learn every day how to reduce our professional impact on nature and climate!
Interested? Apply here: https://www.mygreenlab.org/ambassador-program.html
Visit: https://www.mygreenlab.org/
#MountainMonday: happy to share our recent #AlpSoil_Lab paper on soil fauna in #mountain meadows and mixed forests.
As agricultural areas are limited in mountain regions, they need to be used efficiently and therefore #grasslands often are embedded in #forests with no buffer zones (field margins).
--> well separated #SoilFauna communities, but the missing ecotones impede their exchange.
#OpenAccess paper in #SoilOrganisms --> https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/338/325