Changes in the water retention of mountainous landscapes since the 1820s in the Austrian Alps

Interactions of humans with the environment are strongly related to land use and land cover changes (LULCCs). In the last decades, these changes have led to a degradation of ecosystem services, including water regulation and flood control. In the Alpine areas of Austria, land cover changes have incr...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Stecher, Severin Hohensinner, Mathew Herrnegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1219030/full