Alpine rivers hold important clues for preserving biodiversity and coping with climate change

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:21 in Earth & Climate

Marginal plants, particularly trees, play a crucial role in sustaining the biodiversity of Europe's big river systems, according to a recently held workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). This finding provides important clues for protecting Europe's rivers against a combined onslaught from human development and climate change, which are tampering with existing ecosystems and changing both the physical and biological forces acting upon them...

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