Predicting impacts on natural ecotones

Objective

The timberline, a vulnerable ecotone, has a great visual impact and is of cultural and economic value. PINE will provide dynamic, geographically explicit models as a tool for land-use planning by decision-makers. The models predict the consequences of coupled climatic and land-use change in northern and Alpine timberline ecotones in terms of visual impact, natural hazards and biodiversity and show how this will affect the livelihood of the people living there. Models are developed in interaction with the decision-makers and stakeholders.

Scientific data generated as model input will include the influence of climate and past land-use changes on timberline trees, monitored by using information stored in the trees and in nearby mires. Results are extrapolated from key study sites in Sweden, Finland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia to cover the northern European and Alpine timberline ecotones.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF OULU

Address

Linnanmaa
90014 Oulu
Finland

 

Participants (8)

ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Sweden

Address

98107 Abisko

 

SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE

Slovenia

Address

Vecna Pot 2
1000 Ljubljana

 

SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR FOREST, SNOW AND LANDSCAPE RESEARCH

Switzerland

Address

Zuercherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

 

THE FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Etelaeranta 55
96301 Rovaniemi

 

UNIVERSITY OF BERNE

Switzerland

Address

Altenbergrain 21
3012 Bern

 

UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG

Germany

Address

91,Leuschnerstrasse 91
21031 Hamburg

 

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

Slovenia

Address

Rozna Dolina Cesta Viii/34
1000 Ljubljana

 

UNIVERSITY OF WALES SWANSEA

United Kingdom

Address

Singleton Park
Swansea