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IntroductionThe health of grassland ecosystems is of great significance for regional ecological security. The alpine grassland is fragile and sensitive to climate change and human activities, but studies on the assessmen...

Numerous research efforts have explored novel strategies to alleviate water scarcity in various regions of Ethiopia. In this context, growing attention has been directed toward assessing the economic value of multiple wa...

This study examines consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for mountain wines and assesses the potential impact of extending the EU quality term "mountain product" to the wine sector. A discrete choice experiment was conduc...

Abstract We present a first global high-resolution map (30 m x 30 m) of high-altitudinal wetlands in the world’s major mountain regions, i.e. the Andes, Rocky Mountains, Alps and High Mountain Asia. To map these we...

ABSTRACT: (A new species of Microstachys (Euphorbiaceae) from Espinhaço Mountain Range, State of Bahia, Brazil). We describe a new species of Microstachys endemic to Espinhaço Mountain Range: Microstachys longiflora. T...

The Tsaghkunyats Mountain of Armenia (26,354 ha) doesn’t have a legally protected status and requires evaluation as a potential Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) and Prime Butterfly Area (PBA). Recent surveys ...

Snowpacks in mountain regions with Mediterranean climates are exceptionally sensitive to climate warming. However, these marginal snowpacks are sparsely monitored, limiting our understanding of recent snow losses and con...

Abstract The ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) subtype H5N1 in the U.S. poses a significant public health threat. To date, 70 human cases have been confirmed in the United States, includ...

Ecological security (ES) is a crucial indicator of regional ecosystem health and integrity, serving as a fundamental basis for formulating sustainable ecological management strategies, particularly in ecologically fragil...

Assessing land degradation is essential for identifying susceptible regions and planning sustainable landscape management approaches. This research employed a combination of geographic information system (GIS) and multic...

Urbanisation, land use changes and tourism in disaster-prone high mountain areas or riskscapes have emerged as important research topics and major planning challenges at a global scale with the Himalayan region as a hots...

Cave 338 is a high-altitude prehistoric site located at 2,235 m a. s.l. in the eastern Pyrenees (Queralbs, Girona, NE Iberian Peninsula). Excavated between 2021 and 2023, the site preserves an exceptional and well-strati...

Abstract Accurate classification of phonocardiogram (PCG) signals is vital for the early detection of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a leading cause of global mortality. However, conventional machine learning and deep l...

Frailejones —endemic plants of high mountain páramo— exhibit morphological changes, which can lead to death. Some of these changes have been regarded as symptoms and are grouped as the Af-fectation Syndrome of Frail...

In response to issues in regional landslide risk evaluation (LRE), such as the over-reliance on administrative unit statistics for vulnerability characterization and the difficulty in capturing the fine-scale spatial het...

We sought to establish a sustainable 200 kV cryo-EM core facility for the Northern Rocky Mountain region with high resolution single particle capabilities. With modest funding, relative to 300 kV instruemnts, from th...

Downscaling is a critical step to bridge the gap between large-scale climate information and local-scale impact assessments. However, steep and complex mountainous terrain induces highly heterogeneous local-scale meteoro...

The recent expansion of biodiversity recording through citizen science projects represents a valuable tool for enriching our knowledge of biota. Given the rapid ecosystem changes driven by human activities, plant communi...

With the rapid expansion of transport infrastructure into complex mountainous terrain, bridge-tunnel connecting sections (BTCSs) have emerged as a common yet distinct configuration characterized by high bridge-to-tunnel ...

Accurately modelling radiation interactions within canopy layers and soil backgrounds is crucial for biophysical variables retrieval across regional or global scales. However, terrain relief introduces significant uncert...

Abstract Ecotourism is increasingly recognized as a sustainable development strategy for environmentally sensitive mountain regions. However, its effectiveness depends on spatially informed planning and community accepta...

The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region of China features a unique topographic structure. Influenced by synoptic-scale systems, the region’s atmospheric strata over the plains are distinct. This study utilizes ground aero...

Pastoralism as an adaptive strategy to utilise natural fodder resources is an extensive form of animal husbandry at the margins of the ecumene. Seasonality characterises pastoral mobility patterns in sub-tropical and ari...