05528nam 2201645z- 450 991074326960332120230911(CKB)5690000000228612(oapen)doab113889(EXLCZ)99569000000022861220230920c2023uuuu -u- -engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMountains under PressureMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20231 online resource (334 p.)3-0365-8175-8 Mountain forests and alpine ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and endemism, and they are also large global carbon stores. They are highly threatened by climate change, population growth and land use change. Mountains represent an ideal natural laboratory in which the evolution of social-ecological systems can be investigated and to the current challenges and opportunities that this past evolution has created can be assessed. Mountains have been centres of past development and conduits for the spread of crops, populations and technologies. They were and remain a locus for cultural interaction, as manifested recently in many parts of the world at the local level through pastoral-agricultural-urban interactions over access to space and resources, particularly water. The relevance and impact of this Special Issue on mountains goes beyond academia, as practitioners and policymakers need key information on the dynamics and changes in threatened ecosystems to help design and implement appropriate management strategies for sustainable mountain futures.GeographybicsscResearch & information: generalbicsscadaptation strategiesagroforestryalien speciesalpinealpine and montane ecosystemsAndean forestsaustral perspectivebiological invasionsCAPChaggacitizen scienceclimate changeconnectivitydeforestationdroughtEast Africaecological indicesecosystem serviceselevationenvironmental driversenvironmental perceptionsenvironmental sustainabilityerosionethnicityexperimental manipulationsextensive cattle rearingfarmerfarmersfourth cornerfractal characteristicsfragmentationfunctional traitsgendergeographically and temporally weighted regressionglobal changegully agricultural production transformationgully land consolidationHehehill countryItombwe Mountainskānukakarst mountain areakatunKilimanjaroland abandonmentland functionland managementland-use changeLandsatlocal knowledgelong-term researchMaxentmeadowsMediterraneanmitigation policiesmodel complexitymodel validationMontenegromountainmountain agroecosystemsmountain observatoriesmountain vegetationmountainsmowing tolerancemulti-disciplinary researchmycorrhizasn/anatural geographical featuresNew Zealandpasturesperceptionspolicy assessmentpolicy trade-offspoplarpopulationpopulation trendsprecipitationPRISMARLQrural developmentrural mountain settlementsrural spacesatellite datashifting cultivationsilvopasturesmall-scale contextsocial contextsocio-ecological couplingsocio-economic driverssoil conservationSouthern Africaspatial effectsspecies abundancespecies distribution modelsspreadsheetsuitable spacesustainable developmentsustainable land useswiddenstraditional architecturetraditional fallowtranshumancetree invasionsUdzungwaurbanisationvegetationvernacular heritagewater-facing distributionwealth groupwealth groupswoody plant encroachmentGeographyResearch & information: generalBOOK9910743269603321Mountains under Pressure3560496UNINA