This summer, the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project participated in the production of two new videos that bring their efforts to preserve high-mountain aquatic ecosystems in the Pyrenees to a wider audience. Filming took place on June 25, 2024, in Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, featuring Dr. Dirk S. Schmeller, a conservation biology…
Between June 25th and 29th, 2024, the XXXVII Field Days of Physical Geography were held in the Pyrenees of Lleida, organized by the Research Group in Mountain Areas and Landscape (GRAMP) of the Department of Geography and the Botany Unit of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in collaboration with the Alt Pirineu Natural Park. Under…
A characteristic feature of high mountains, especially in areas composed of granite or slate, is the abundance and diversity of surface waters. This richness is a result of high precipitation, the low permeability of the rocks, and glacial terrain. As a result, there is an abundance of springs and other water sources, such as streams,…