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An den Grenzen des Waldes und der menschlichen Siedlung

The subalpine zone of the inner Oetz Valley (Obergurgl/Vent, Tyrol, Austria) was influenced by human activities since several thousands of years. As a consequence a high diversity of plant communities developed at formerly forested areas by stone pine (Pinus cembra). Book no. 2 of the Alpine Researc...

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Main Author: Koch, Eva-Maria (auth)
Other Authors: Erschbamer, Brigitta (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Published: innsbruck university press 2012
Series:Alpine Forschungsstelle Obergurgl 2
Subjects:
Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Geology & the lithosphere
lichens
mosses
pastures
treeline research
archaeology
petrography
land use
human presence
subalpine meadows
pinus cembra forests
lithology
tree-ring analyses
toponyms
dwarf shrub communities
Gurgl
Zirbelkiefer
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Summary:The subalpine zone of the inner Oetz Valley (Obergurgl/Vent, Tyrol, Austria) was influenced by human activities since several thousands of years. As a consequence a high diversity of plant communities developed at formerly forested areas by stone pine (Pinus cembra). Book no. 2 of the Alpine Research Centre Obergurgl aims to highlight the ecology of these environments at the edge of human settlement in a comprehensive way. Descriptions of the plant communities as well as an overview on treeline research in Obergurgl and investigations on tree-ring series are among the main chapters of the book. Investigations of toponyms and archeological findings at the edge of human settlement are reported here in an exclusive way. A chapter on lithology concludes the volume.
Jahrtausende alte Kultur- und Naturlandschaft verzahnen sich kleinräumig im Bereich der subalpinen Stufe im inneren Ötztal (Obergurgl/Vent, Tirol, Österreich). Hier fallen Waldgrenze und Dauersiedlungsgrenze zusammen und die menschliche Nutzung gab Anlass zu einer hohen Diversität an Pflanzengesellschaften: der ehemals ausgebildete Lärchen-Zirbenwald musste teilweise den Bergmähdern und -weiden weichen. Im Buch Nr. 2 der Alpinen Forschungsstelle Obergurgl fügen sich Beschreibungen der Pflanzengesellschaften, der Flurnamen, der archaologischen Funde, der Waldgrenz- und Jahrringforschung und der Mineralogie im inneren Ötztal zu einem Mosaik über die Besonderheiten der subalpinen Stufe in den Zentralalpen zusammen.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (224 p.)
ISBN:OAPEN_459084
9783902811400
Access:Open Access

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