This book gives an overview of the state of research in fields pertaining to the detection, understanding and prediction of global change impacts in mountain re

Mountain regions encompass nearly 24 percent of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12 percent of the world's population. Their ec

Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been nega

Glaciers in the Andes are particularly important natural archives of present and past climatic and environmental changes, in significant part because of the N-S

This book is the result of the first global conference on mountain biodiversity, and is a contribution to the International Year of Mountains, 2002. The Global