GLORIA
Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments
www.gloria.ac.at
The alpine life zone represents the only biogeographic unit on land with a world-wide distribution. Thus, high mountain ecosystems provide a unique opportunity for comparative climate impact research.
The challenge of GLORIA is to implement a network of standardised monitoring settings in all major mountain systems on Earth. This can only be attained by applying a cost-effective and time-saving approach that is workable even under expedition conditions.
The Multi-Summit approach - GLORIA's basic strategy - will provide such a feasible method. This method is designed to compare biodiversity patterns along the fundamental climatic gradients, vertically as well as horizontally.
Last update: 8/26/05
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Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments
www.gloria.ac.at
| Type of Structure: | network / framework activity |
| Regional Scope : | global |
| Parent Organisations : | GTOS |
| Child Organisations : | |
| Duration : | 2000 to present |
| Contact Address : | Prof. Georg Grabherr Department of Conservation Biology, Vegetation- and Landscape Ecology Faculty of Life Sciences Universität Wien Althanstrasse 14 A-1090 Wien Austria Phone: +43 (0) 1 4277 54 370 ; +43 (0) 22 73 20 85 FAX: +43 (0) 1 4277 95 42 e-Mail: georg.grabherr(at)univie.ac.at |
Objectives of GLORIA:
The aim of GLORIA is to establish an effective long-term observation network for detecting the effects of climate change on mountain biota on a global scale.The alpine life zone represents the only biogeographic unit on land with a world-wide distribution. Thus, high mountain ecosystems provide a unique opportunity for comparative climate impact research.
The challenge of GLORIA is to implement a network of standardised monitoring settings in all major mountain systems on Earth. This can only be attained by applying a cost-effective and time-saving approach that is workable even under expedition conditions.
The Multi-Summit approach - GLORIA's basic strategy - will provide such a feasible method. This method is designed to compare biodiversity patterns along the fundamental climatic gradients, vertically as well as horizontally.
Last update: 8/26/05
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