Contrasting impacts of climate change on protection forests of the Italian Alps
Protection forests play a key role in protecting settlements, people, and infrastructures from gravitational hazards such as rockfalls and avalanches in mountain areas. Rapid climate change is challenging the role of protection forests by altering their dynamics, structure, and composition. Informat...
Main Authors: | Laurin Hillebrand, Sebastian Marzini, Alice Crespi, Ulrike Hiltner, Marco Mina |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Forests and Global Change |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1240235/full |
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