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Summary There has been an alpine house at Kew since 1887. The first house was a traditional design that was in use for nearly a century. Subsequent alpine houses at Kew have been more radical in their design and helped raise the profile of Kew's alpine collections. The latest, the innovative Davies Alpine House, opened in March 2006.

Most of the world's mountains are rich in water and, as such, play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on mountain waters. Overcoming water-use conflicts and maintaining the ecological functioning of mountain waters presents a highly challenging task and is indispensable for sustainable development. This book extensively portrays the highly diverse attributes of mountain waters and demonstrates their paramount importance for ecological and societ

Mit dem Panel Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung (PASS) baut das IAB seit 2007 einen zentralen Datensatz für die Arbeitsmarkt-, Armuts- und SGB-II-Forschung in Deutschland auf. Befragt werden in jährlichem Rhythmus zum einen Haushalte, die Transferleistungen beziehen und zum anderen Haushalte der allgemeinen Wohnbevölkerung. In jedem dieser Haushalte wird zunächst mit einer Person ein Haushaltsinterview und anschließend mit jeder Person ab 15 Jahren ein Personeninterview geführt.Mit Hilfe des PASS können zentrale Forschungsfragen, wie beispielsweise die Dynamik des Bezugs von Arbeitslosengeld II sowie die Auswirkungen des Transferleistungsbezugs auf die wirtschaftliche und soziale Lage der betroffenen Haushalte und Personen untersucht werden. Aber auch über den Kernbereich Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit hinaus bietet das PASS ein breites Fragenspektrum, das z.B. auch zahlreiche soziodemographische Merkmale oder subjektive Indikatoren (wie Zufriedenheit, Ängste und Sorgen, Erwerbsorientierung) beinhaltet.

1 An Outline of Europe's Alpine Areas -- 2 A Bioclimatic Characterisation of Europe's Alpine Areas -- 3 The Regional Accounts -- 4 Overview: Patterns in Diversity -- 5 Taxonomic Diversity of Vascular Plants in the European Alpine Areas -- 6 Patterns in the Plant Species Richness of European High Mountain Vegetation -- 7 Altitude Ranges and Spatial Patterns of Alpine Plants in Northern Europe -- 8 Vascular Plant and Bryophyte Diversity Along Elevational Gradients in the Alps -- 9 Assessing the Long-Term Dynamics of Endemic Plants at Summit Habitats -- 10 Mapping Alpine Vegetation -- 11 A GIS Assessment of Alpine Biodiversity at a Range of Scales -- 12 Overview: Invertebrate Diversity in Europe's Alpine Regions -- 13 The Geographical Distribution of High Mountain Macrolepidoptera in Europe -- 14 High Altitude Invertebrate Diversity in the Ural Mountains -- 15 The Diversity of High Altitude Arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones) in the Alps -- 16 Patterns of Butterfly Diversity Above the Timberline in the Italian Alps and Apennines -- 17 Diversity Patterns of Carabids in the Alps and the Apennines -- 18 Overview: Alpine Vertebrates - Some Challenges for Research and Conservation Management -- 19 Breeding Bird Assemblages and Habitat Use of Alpine Areas in Scotland -- 20 Rodents in the European Alps: Population Ecology and Potential Impacts on Ecosystems -- 21 Large Herbivores in European Alpine Ecosystems: Current Status and Challenges for the Future -- 22 Diversity of Alpine Vertebrates in the Pyrenees and Sierra Nevada, Spain -- 23 The Impacts of Vertebrate Grazers on Vegetation in European High Mountains -- 24 Overview: Alpine Vegetation Dynamics and Climate Change — a Synthesis of Long-Term Studies and Observations -- 25 Long-Term Changes in Alpine Plant Communities in Norway and Finland -- 26 Vegetation Dynamics at the Treeline Ecotone in the Ural Highlands, Russia -- 27 Recent Increases in Summit Flora Caused by Warming in the Alps -- 28 The Piz Linard (3411 m), the Grisons, Switzerland — Europe's Oldest Mountain Vegetation Study Site -- 29 Alpine Biodiversity in Space and Time: a Synthesis.