Mount Kilimanjaro: Ecosystems in global change
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 13:10
in Earth & Climate
2019 marks the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt. He was one of the first naturalists to document the distribution and adaptation of species on tropical mountains in the 19th century. Humboldt also observed that high mountains represent a microcosm of the earth's climate zones. Today, his scientific findings are more relevant than ever.