Werner Konold

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impacts of uncontrolled nature development on the landscape's structural diversity, plant species richness, as well as on the local population and tourists in the Val Grande National Park and Strona Valley.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed 66 holm oak cross sections and found a close correlation between tree rings and diameters, so that diameter seems to be a reliable indicator of tree age.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed 130 papers on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems and species published between 1995 and 2010 and identified key future challenges for nature conservation in forests and ecosystem research.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified influences of site conditions and management type on grassland biodiversity, and specifically evaluated the effectiveness of the agri-environmental programme in the Alps, and proposed that the coexistence of well-managed pastures and long-term ECA meadows might best conserve mountain grassland species richness.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the historic German discourse on forest functions with the current international debate on ecosystem services and analyzes the factors that may have triggered or inhibited the development and the institutionalization of both underlying concepts and subordinate debates.