GLOBAL OBSERVATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE IN ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS

Methods:

• Multi-Summit approach
  • Why mountain summits?
• GLORIA field manual
• Download forms
• Establishing new sites
• Temperature dataloggers
• Data input tool
• Photo management tool
• Database structure

The GLORIA Multi-Summit Approach

For a detailed description of the GLORIA Multi-summit approach download the Field Manual (English version, Versión española, Chinese version) here!

• The target region

  This is GLORIA's basic approach. The main considerations in designing this approach were comparability, simplicity and economy for a effective network with a large number of sites. Four summit sites arranged along the elevation gradient are the minimum requirements for a GLORIA target region.

  

• Summit area sections

  Summit divided into 8 sections: samples of the summit flora to detect species migration

  

• Quadrat cluster

  with 4 permanent 1 m² plots:
  4 clusters per summit
  (one in each main compass direction)

  

• 1 m² quadrats

  detailed species cover sampling to detect changes in the species composition

  

• Frequency counts

  in the 1 m² quadrats to detect changes of vegetation patterns

  

• Temperature measurements

  in each 3m x 3m quadrat cluster in one-hour intervalls to compare changes of the temperature

  

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