A high level of species diversity in alpine plants does not necessarily go hand in hand with a high level of genetic diversity. This finding suggests that new future strategies are needed to protect biodiversity in the Alpine region.

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By 2100 the climate change is expected to reduce the economic value of forest land by 14 to 50 %, which equates to a potential damage of several hundred billion Euros.

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Researchers simulate an arid climate using greenhouse tunnels to study the effects of increased drought on forage grown on mountain pastures.

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WSL presents the integrated projet AlpFUTUR with a multimedia stand at the "AlpWeek", an international meeting in Poschiavo focused on sustainable development in the Alps.

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For the fist time researchers analyzed the growth of mushrooms over a period of almost 40 years. The study shows that the fruiting season has become longer in many European countries.

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Researchers developed a web application which allows to identify bats from all over Europe from their echolocation calls. The study outlining this procedure was published in the Journal of Applied Ecology of the British Ecological Society.

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Neue Forschungsergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass das Klima zur Römerzeit und im Hochmittelalter möglicherweise wärmer war als bisher angenommen. Einer internationalen Forschergruppe gelang es erstmals, Schwankungen der Sommertemperaturen während der letzten 2000 Jahre präzise für Nordeuropa zu berechnen.

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Die Edelkastaniengallwespe hat ihr Befallsgebiet deutlich vergrössert. Wie der neue Forstschutzüberblick der WSL zeigt, ist die Wespe vom Südtessin unterdessen bis in den Raum Biasca und ins Verzascatal vorgedrungen.

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The ETH Board appointed Prof. Dr. Konrad Steffen, from 1.7.2012 new director of the Swiss Federal Institute WSL, as a Professor of both Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich and Lausanne.

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Zu zahlreichen Themen haben WSL-Forschende 2011 Neues herausgefunden, beispielsweise zum Schutz vor Naturgefahren, zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von Wald und Landschaft sowie zu Fragen der Energienutzung und des Klimawandels.

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