Case Study: Valle Camonica and the Adamello Park

Capitolo introdduttivo all'area di studio scelta nelle Alpi meridionali come focus per l'ozono e il rischio incendi. Presenta le propiezioni climatiche nell'arfea fino alla fine del secolo

Modelling Environmental Niche for the Endangered Crayfish Austropotamobius pallipesComplex in Northern and Central Italy

The potential distribution of endangered species is a necessary step to assess species conservation status and manage reintroduction plans. In the context of a EU project on the endangered Austropotamobius pallipescomplex, we modelled the environmental niche of the species in two large areas of Northern (Lombardy, 43 records) and Central Italy (Abruzzo, Province of Isernia, Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park; 69 records). Ecological niche models (ENMs) were built by using the maximum entropy approach as implemented in the MaxEnt software, which predicts the occurrence of a species using presence-only data. The environmental niche was modelled using six variables: altitude, slope, aspect, human disturbance, mean temperature of warmest quarter and distance from stream. Each study area was modelled independently. Both ENMs obtained high performance scores as measured by the AUC index (Northern Italy: 0.854; Central Italy: 0.817). Slope in Northern Italy and the mean temperature of warmest quarter in Central Italy achieved the greatest predictive power. Our results clearly show that the endangered white-clawed crayfish has a narrow range of habitat selection in the two study areas. Our findings may help researchers to select the best sites for future reintroductions in conservation projects

Il progetto NEWFOR - NEW technologies for a better mountain FORest timber mobilization

NEWFOR (NEW technologies for a better mountain FORest timber mobilization) is a research project funded by the Alpine Space Programme. It brings together 14 institutes from 6 countries of the alpine space with the aim of improving forest timber evaluation and mobilisation. The project considers the whole wood supply chain, from forests to wood yards, with a particular emphasis on new remote sensing technologies (LiDAR, high resolution orthophotos) and geographical information systems. The project has begun in September 2011 for a 3 years duration. The paper shows the structure of the project and present the test site located in the Veneto Region (Altopiano di Asiago, VI)

Foreste di protezione contro la caduta massi a livello alpino: analisi multiscala dal masso alle Alpi

none15sinoneLingua Emanuele, Bolzon Paola, Bettella Francesco, Costa Maximiliano, Garbarino Matteo, Marzano Raffaella, Meloni Fabio, Sibona Emanuele, Piras Marco, Belcore Elena, Comini Bruna, Comin Paola, Alberti Ruggiero, Wolynski Alessandro, Berger FrédéricLingua, Emanuele; Bolzon, Paola; Bettella, Francesco; Costa, Maximiliano; Garbarino, Matteo; Marzano, Raffaella; Meloni, Fabio; Sibona, Emanuele; Piras, Marco; Belcore, Elena; Comini, Bruna; Comin, Paola; Alberti, Ruggiero; Wolynski, Alessandro; Berger, Frédéri