Global Change in Mountain Areas
摘要
Since the end of the Little Ice Age, the Earth is experiencing spectacular changes, both environmental and social, which have accelerated since the mid-twentieth century. Such changes have directly and indirectly affected the mountains, threatening the conservation of species and the organization and management of the territory, which includes severe consequences for the entire planet. The mountains are fundamental territories to explain the spatial organization of climates, the large vegetation formations, biodiversity and the distribution of water resources on Earth.