Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: a case study from the Swiss Alps

Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: a case study from the Swiss Alps

Snow-farming is one of the adaptive strategies used to face the snow deficit in ski resorts. We studied the impact of a shifting snow-farming technique on a pasture slope in Adelboden, Switzerland. Specifically, we compared plots covered by a compressed snow pile for 1.5, 2.5 or 3.5 years, which the...

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Main Authors: Buttler, Alexandre, Teuscher, Roland, Deschamps, Nicolas, Gavazov, Konstantin, Bragazza, Luca, Mariotte, Pierre, Schlaepfer, Rodolphe, Jassey, Vincent E. J., Freund, Lucas, Cuartero, Jessica, Quezada, Juan Carlos, Frey, Beat
Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ski resort
Snow pile
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174046

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