@article {873,
	title = {The Late Holocene tephra record of the central Mediterranean Sea: Mappingoccurrences andnewpotential isochrons for the 4.4{\textendash}2.0 ka time interval},
	journal = {Journal of Quaternary Science},
	year = {2019},
	month = {10/2019},
	pages = {1 - 19},
	keywords = {Central Mediterranean, cryptotephra, isochronous marker, Italian volcanism, tephra},
	issn = {ISSN 0267-8179},
	doi = {DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3154},
	author = {D.D. Insinga and P. Petrosino and I. Alberico and G.J. DE LANGE and C. LUBRITTO and F. Molisso and M. Sacchi and R. SULPIZIO and J. WU and F. Lirer}
}
@article {854,
	title = {Tree-ring δ18O from an Alpine catchment reveals changes in glacier stream water inputs between 1980 and 2010},
	journal = {ARCTIC, ANTARCTIC, AND ALPINE RESEARCH},
	volume = {51},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {250{\textendash}264},
	keywords = {European larch, Forni Glacier, glacier meltwater, Tree-ring stable isotopes, water stable isotopes},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1623607},
	author = {G. Leonelli and G. Battipaglia and P. Cherubini and M. Saurer and R.T.W. Siegwolf and M. Maugeri and B. Stenni and M.L. Fumagalli and M. Pelfini and V. Maggi}
}
@article {654,
	title = {Larix decidua δ18O tree-ring cellulose mainly reflects the isotopic signature of winter snow in a high-altitude glacial valley of the European Alps},
	journal = {Science of the Total Environment},
	volume = {579},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {230-237},
	keywords = {Dendroclimatology, Dendroecology, European larch, Stable isotopes, Tree rings},
	issn = {0048-9697},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.129},
	author = {Leonelli, Giovanni and Battipaglia, Giovanna and Cherubini, Paolo and Saurer, Matthias and Siegwolf, Rolf T V and Maugeri, Maurizio and Stenni, Barbara and Fusco, Stella and Maggi, Valter and Pelfini, Manuela}
}
@article {175,
	title = {Patterns of biodiversity in the northwestern Italian Alps: a multi-taxa approach},
	journal = {Community Ecology},
	volume = {14},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {18-30},
	abstract = {The current loss of biodiversity requires long-term monitoring of the distribution of living organisms, particularly in regions, such as mountains, which are highly sensitive to climatic and environmental changes.
In 2007, three alpine parks in N-W Italy started a field program to determine the factors which influence animal biodiversity and identify the most appropriate methods for periodically repeatable monitoring. Twelve altitudinal transects (from montane to alpine belt) were chosen, each composed of 4-7 sampling units, for a total of 69 monitored plots. In each station, five taxonomic groups (Carabids, Butterflies, Spiders, Staphylinids, Birds) were systematically sampled and topographic, environmental and micro-climatic variables were recorded.
The aim was to assess the distribution of different taxa along altitudinal gradients and the relative influence of geographical, environmental and climatic factors. The data showed that species richness and community composition of invertebrates are mainly determined by altitude and microclimatic conditions, whereas birds are more sensitive to habitat structure. For invertebrates, the strong relationship with temperature suggests their potential sensitivity to climatic variations. The analysis of biodiversity patterns across vegetation belts indicated that the alpine belt hosts few species but a high percentage of endemic and vulnerable species, highlighting its importance for conservation purposes.
This work offers a representative sample of the northwestern Italian Alps and it is a first step of a monitoring effort that will be repeated every five years to highlight the response of alpine biodiversity to climate and land-use changes.},
	keywords = {altitudinal gradient, animal diversity, climate sensitivity, community composition, temperature},
	doi = {10.1556/ComEc.14.2013.1.3},
	url = {http://www.akademiai.com/content/w051326544110211/?p=25fd632c1be94a9e8ccd745c194a60e9\&pi=2},
	author = {Viterbi, R. and Cerrato, C. and Bassano, B. and Bionda, R. and von Hardenberg, A. and Provenzale, A. and Bogliani, G.}
}
