Publications Andes

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES VOL 18; NUMB 4 (2012) pp.615-622
Malaria in Highlands of Ecuador since 1900
Pinault, L.L.; Hunter, F.F.

JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY VOL 100; NUMB 3 (2012) pp.782-794 [+ North America]Reversal of multicentury tree growth improvements and loss of synchrony at mountain tree lines point to changes
in key drivers
Fajardo, A.; McIntire, E. J.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE -GUILDFORD- : Adding Insult to Injury: Climate Change, Social Stratification,
and the Inequities of Intervention VOL 22; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.342-352
Accessing adaptation: Multiple stressors on livelihoods in the Bolivian highlands under a changing climate
McDowell, J. Z.; Hess, J. J.

Publications TCA Region North America

JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY VOL 13; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.539-556
Assessing the Performance of Multiple Regional Climate Model Simulations for Seasonal Mountain Snow in the
Upper Colorado River Basin
Salzmann, N.; Mearns, L.O.

JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY VOL 39; NUMB 5 (2012)
pp.855-868
Subarctic and alpine tree line dynamics during the last 400-years in north-western and central Canada
Mamet, S. D.; Kershaw, G. P.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH VOL 102; NUMB 5 (2012) pp.818-827
Climate Change and Ecosystem Disruption: The Health Impacts of the North American Rocky Mountain Pine
Beetle Infestation
Embrey, S.; Remais, J.V.; Hess, J.

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY VOL 18; NUMB 5 (2012)
pp.1499-1508
Size increase in high elevation ground squirrels over the last century
Eastman, L. M.; Morelli, T. L.; Rowe, K. C.; Conroy, C. J.; Moritz, C.

ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS VOL 82; NUMB 1 (2012) pp.49-68
Resilience and regime change in a southern Rocky Mountain ecosystem during the past 17000 years
Minckley, T.A.; Shriver, R.K.; Shuman, B.

ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH VOL 44; NUMB 1 (2012) pp.26-35
Do High-Elevation Northern Red Oak Tree-Rings Share a Common Climate-Driven Growth Signal?
Crawford, C.J.

Global publications

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH -ALL SERIES- VOL 117; NUMB 2 (2012) pp.B02403-B02403
Tectonics, climate, and mountain topography
Champagnac, J.-D.; Molnar, P.; Sue, C.; Herman, F.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF POWER AND RIVER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT VOL 61; NUMB 9 (2011) pp.147-153
Strategies for technical sustainable development of hydropower projects in the mountain environment
by adopting participatory approach
Sharma, S.

JOURNAL OF ANHUI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES VOL 40; NUMB 3; ISSU 364 (2012) pp.1660-1664
Research on Water Conservation Function of Typical Forests in Jinyun Mountain
Yang, L.

JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE VOL 21; SUPP 1 (2010) pp.266-270
Plant species distribution in permafrost wetlands of the Great Hing’an Mountain valleys and its response to global
climate change
Sun, J.; Li, X.; Wang, X.; Lu, J.; Li, Z.

HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES VOL 26; NUMB 9 (2012) pp.1332-1341
Precipitation-runoff processes in Shimen hillslope micro-catchment of Taihang Mountain, north China
Han, S.; Yang, Y.; Fan, T.; Xiao, D.; Moiwo, J. P.

NTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY VOL 32; NUMB 6 (2012) pp.874-887
Intra-seasonal variability over the northeastern highlands of Tanzania
Kijazi, A. L.; Reason, C. J.
[Bauges mountains, Northern French Alps]

ALPINE BOTANY VOL 122; NUMB 1 (2012) pp.57-63
Estimating herbaceous plant biomass in mountain grasslands: a comparative study using three different methods
Redjadj, C.; Duparc, A.; Lavorel, S.; Grigulis, K.; Bonenfant, C.; Maillard, D.; Said, S.; Loison, A

ECOLOGY -BRATISLAVA- VOL 31; PART 1 (2012) pp.54-64
The content of phosphorus in mountain meadow (Polonina) soils as an indicator of past shepherding activity
Chodorowski, J.; Melke, J.; Ziolek, M.; Uziak, S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE AND ECOLOGY VOL 7; NUMB 6 (2008)
pp.450-468
Evolving more sustainable agriculture in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Barrow, C.J.; Chan, N.W.; Masron, T.B.

MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGEVOL 17; NUMB 5 (2012)
pp.487-506
Climate vulnerability index - measure of climate change vulnerability to communities: a case of rural Lower
Himalaya, India
Pandey, R.; Jha, S.

IPROMO Course on "Understanding and adapting to climate change in mountain areas"

8 - 17 July 2012, Italy

Dear Mountain Partnership focal points,We are pleased to announce the fifth summer course organized by IPROMO - the training programme on sustainable mountain development - jointly organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at FAO and the University of Turin, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Protection of Agroforestry Resources. IPROMO benefits from the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and this year it will be partially funded by the Development Grant Facility programme of the World Bank. IPROMO's theme this year is "Understanding and adapting to climate change in mountain areas" and for the first time the course will target in particular members of the national delegations to the UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The aim of this year's course is to share with the selected participants key facts about the main consequences of climate change in mountain areas, how to adapt to it and to provide some techniques for strengthening negotiation skills. At the end of the course, the participants will have a better understanding of changes happening in mountain ecosystems, their impact on natural resources and on social and economic systems, and on adaptation strategies. Their capacity to integrate mountain related language in negotiated texts will be enhanced. The course will run from 8 to 17 July 2012 with 10 days of full immersion learning. It will include lectures, practical work and field trips. The course will be held in Ormea, (Piedmont Region) and in Courmayeur (Valle d'Aosta Region) both in Italy, with several excursions and field activities.

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East Africa: Impact of Climate on Mountain Ecosystems Under Scrutiny

Nairobi — A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa. The project, Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa (CHIESA) will be coordinated by the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) with funding from Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more. 

Inca Rituals and Sacred Mountains

Dr. Constanza Cerutis - Director of the Institute of High Mountain Research at the Catholic University of Salta in Argentina- book on Inca Rituals and Sacred Mountains - a study of the world´s highest archaeological sites - (co-written with Johan Reinhard) was published by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. More info. 

Incredibly Detailed Photos of Earth With Colors Like You've Never Seen

A Russian satellite has taken some spectacularly amazing images of our planet. Check out the video.