Extant and Past Vegetation and Climate Dynamics
Climate, natural disturbance regimes and human impacts govern the development of plant communities and ecosystems. During the Quaternary and especially since the end of the last Ice Age 15000 years ago the vegetation in the Alps and adjacent mountain ranges has disassembled and reassembled several times and in different rates of changes. We investigate extant and (Late-)Quaternary climate and vegetation dynamics in space and time by means of palaeoecological, palynological (pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs) and palaeoethnobotanical (archaeobotanical) methods, and by monitoring the actual flora and vegetation.
We focus on the following topics:
| Climate and Vegetation Dynamics More details »» |
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| Past Human Impact on Flora and Vegetation More details »» |
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| Land Use and Land Use Changes More details »» |
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| Neophytes in western Austria and eastern Alps More details »» |
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