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Biodiversity

Biodiversity is steadily decreasing in Switzerland. Steps must be taken to protect it so that ecosystems can continue to provide such valuable services as ensuring that soils are stable and fertile. At WSL we have been developing a scientific basis for monitoring and enhancing biodiversity.

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Predicted effects of climate change on indicator species of structural and biological diversity in mountain forests

Climate change is expected to affect the distribution and occurrence of breeding birds of mountain forests. In this study, we assess the direct and indirect effects of climate change on the realised ecological niches of habitat specialists of mountain forests by assessing key structural and vegetational habitat components along a climatic gradient.

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