10 messages for 2010 — Mountain ecosystems
| Année de publication | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Publié par | European Environment Agency EEA Hauptbüro Site Internet: http://www.eea.europa.eu/ |
| Lieu de publication | Kopenhagen |
| Langue | en |
| Prix | free |
| Commande | http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications |
| Page(s) | 18 |
| Forme de document | Autres |
European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. Mountain ecosystems are fragile and vulnerable, and face severe threats from land abandonment, intensifying agriculture, impacts of infrastructure development, unsustainable exploitation and climate change.