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A European team, led by Jan Christian Habel from the Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS), has studied the distribution of mountain butterflies in the Austrian state of Salzburg. In their study, published in the nature journal “Scientific Reports”, the scientists show that the mountain butterflies have migrated an average of more than 300 metres in altitude over the last 60 years.

Published on 20 July 2021
NPHT Monitoring

Long-term monitoring in the Hohe Tauern National Park: Plankton communities as indicators of climate change impacts?

Stephen Wickham, Ulrike Berninger and Jana Petermann (Ecology Research Unit) have been involved in large-scale “long-term monitoring” at the NPHT since 2016.

Published on 15 July 2021
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COVID-19: THE EFFECT OF AEROSOLS

Researchers at the PLUS have successfully identified aerosol transmission as an independent risk factor for severe course of disease.

Published on 08 July 2021