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January 20, 2026Regional Environmental Change0 citationsOpen Access

Vegetation Responses to Artificial Snow and Abiotic Factors on Ski Slopes

Vegetation responses to artificial snow and abiotic factors on ski slopes in Slovakia

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SKSimona KlačanováIJIvan JarolímekJSJ. H. J. Schaminée

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Examines how artificial snow influences vegetation in ski resorts, suggesting important ecological implications.

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  • The study aims to investigate the effects of artificial snow and abiotic factors on mountain vegetation in Slovakia.
  • Collected data from 60 phytosociological relevés in 30 ski resorts during 2021 and 2022
  • Used paired plots on naturally and artificially snowed slopes
  • Analyzed species traits and ecological indicators using multiple linear regression
  • Species composition didn't show distinct groups based on snow type
  • Plots with artificial snow had more perennial hemicryptophytes and competitive species
  • Higher elevation species were more frequent on naturally snowed slopes
  • Ecological indicator values were mainly influenced by topographic and edaphic factors, not artificial snow
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Klačanová et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696f1b189e64f732b51ef28chttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-025-02500-y
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