Long-term ecosystem and biogeochemical research at the LTER site"Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso" (NW Italian Alps)

• Main Authors: Michele Freppaz, Emanuele Pintaldi, Nicola Colombo, Michele D'Amico, Maria Martin, Giampiero Lombardi, Michele Lonati, Luigi Perotti, Raffaella Balestrini, Franco Salerno
• Other Authors: M. Freppaz, E. Pintaldi, N. Colombo, M.E. D'Amico, M. Martin, G. Lombardi, M. Lonati, L. Perotti, R. Balestrini, F. Salerno
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Settore AGR/14 - Pedologia; Monte Rosa; Ice; ice core; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/934847; https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/EGU22-13544.html

The vast majority of studies in the ecological literature last less than three years, and only a small number of research works capture unusual events. To detect changes in high-mountain ecosystems, long-term research is mandatory, as these areas are important bellwethers of climate change. The LTER...