A core element of the new CCES research project GeneMig is the exchange between research and practice. Practitioners developed together with researcher relevant research questions.

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Climate change is expected to modify the spatial distributions of zonal forest communities and thus lead to a greater abundance of beech in coniferous flood protection forests. The higher root density will improve flood protection because of higher water storage capacity of the soil.

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Ein neues Memo-Spiel zeigt die Vielfalt der Schweizer Alpwirtschaft und lädt zu einer spielerischen Entdeckungsreise ein.

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Wer bedrohte Pilzarten erhalten will, muss deren natürliche Lebensräume schützen. Was muss man dazu wissen? Ein neues Merkblatt der WSL fasst die aktuellen Kenntnisse über die Gefährdung und den Schutz der Pilze zusammen und bietet Entscheidungshilfen für den Pilzschutz.

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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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