Impact of ski piste management on mountain grassland ecosystems in the Southern Alps

Bacchiocchi, Sara Casagrande; Zerbe, Stefan; Cavieres, Lohengrin A.; Wellstein, Camilla

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.086

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“…Allegreza et al 2017), and of the artificial snow that can provide additional nutrients (e.g. Bacchiocchi et al 2019), the soil conditions differ on ski slopes compared to the nearby slope sites, so that the purpose of restoring a plant cover similar to that of the surrounding alpine grasslands may be not realistic. Pohl et al (2012), working on machine-graded ski slopes in the Alps, showed that soil aggregate stability increased with plant species richness in highly disturbed soils such as graded ski slopes.…”

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Plants playing at home: Advantage of native plant seeds for ski slope revegetation in the French Pyrenees

Dupin

Durand

Cambecèdes

et al. 2022

Ecological Engineering

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Plants playing at home: Advantage of native plant seeds for ski slope revegetation in the French Pyrenees

Dupin

Durand

Cambecèdes

et al. 2022

Ecological Engineering

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“…Additionally, artificial snowmaking uses nucleating agents and water, often diverted from lakes and streams, which contain mineral and organic compounds that are not present in natural snow. This provides an additional input of solutes during snow melting (Wipf et al ., 2005; Roux-Fouillet, Wipf & Rixen, 2011), resulting in higher soil pH and electrical conductivity (Delgado et al ., 2007; Freppaz et al ., 2013; Casagrande Bacchiocchi et al ., 2019).…”

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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline

Praeg,

Steinwandter,

Urbach

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Despite the importance of healthy soils for human livelihood, wellbeing, and safety, current gaps in our knowledge and understanding of biodiversity in soil are numerous, undermining conservation efforts. These gaps are particularly wide in mountain regions where healthy soils are especially important for human safety and yet evidence is accumulating of ongoing degradation, posing significant threats to ecosystem functioning and human settlements.To analyse these gaps in detail, we synthesise current research on the global diversity of microorganisms, cryptogams, and invertebrates in mountain soils above the treeline. This synthesis is based on a semi-quantitative survey of the literature and an expert-based analysis. Our work reveals not only deficiencies in geographic cover but also significant gaps in taxonomic coverage, particularly among soil protists and invertebrates, and a lack of (functional and ecological) description of the uncultivated majority of prokaryotes, fungi, and protists. We subsequently build on this overview to highlight opportunities for research on mountain soils as systems of co-occurring species that interact in complex environmental matrices to fulfil critical functions and make essential contributions to life on land.Closing gaps in biodiversity research in mountain soil is crucial to enhance our understanding and to promote laws and guidelines advancing international soil biodiversity conservation targets in mountains. Addressing sparse and biased data, recognizing the impact of environmental changes on mountain ecosystems, and advocating dedicated policies are essential strategies to safeguard mountain soils and their biodiversity.GLOSSARY

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“…Also on the part of the natural environment, a specific fragment was analyzed more often than an aggregate. The elements of the natural environment analyzed in multiple studies were soils [44,100,103] and grassland [44,103] or, to put it more broadly, vegetation [94,96,100,118]. The influence of the resorts on the animal world was the subject of the analysis relatively less frequently.…”

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Winter Sports Resorts and Natural Environment—Systematic Literature Review Presenting Interactions between Them

Żemła

2021

Sustainability

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The systematic literature review method was adopted to analyze the content of papers published since 2001 that focused on interactions between winter sports resort operations and the natural environment. A total of 86 papers published in journals indexed in SCOPUS data base were analyzed. Three main groups of topics presented in analyzed papers were found: the environmental impact of winter sports resorts, the management of environmental impacts and sustainable development of winter sports resorts, and finally the impact of climate change on winter sports resort operations. The biggest number of publications were devoted to the latter topic, and interest in conducting research within this area has apparently grown during the last two decades. However, most conclusions reached by the authors of numerous studies are site-specific and difficult to extend to other resorts/destinations. Additionally, the conclusions presented in many papers are contrary to the results achieved in other publications. Several gaps in our contemporary scientific knowledge and directions of future research are suggested in addition to the abovementioned results of the analysis conducted in the presented paper as the final conclusion of the research.

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Impact of ski piste management on mountain grassland ecosystems in the Southern Alps

Cited by 22 publications

References 57 publications

Plants playing at home: Advantage of native plant seeds for ski slope revegetation in the French Pyrenees

Plants playing at home: Advantage of native plant seeds for ski slope revegetation in the French Pyrenees

Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline

Winter Sports Resorts and Natural Environment—Systematic Literature Review Presenting Interactions between Them

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