Summary
ALPNET was the European Science Foundation network on Alpine Biodiversity. ‘Alpine’, for the purposes of ALPNET, has been defined as the region above the climatic treeline and for pragmatic reasons is focused on terrestrial ecosystems, though the link to freshwater systems is recognised. The network covers all of Europe and has the aims of:
- synthesising existing data
- fostering collaborative research
- providing communication.
The focus of the network was on large scale comparative ecology. More
Duration
July 1997 - December 2000.
