Sokolov post-mining ecosystems represent a unique LTER study area comprising forest and non-forest ecosystems developing after reclamation or by spontaneous revegetation on heaped overburden from brown coal mining. Several 1 ha sites are studied since 1992 (10 sites intensively and over 50 sites occasionally). Research has been focused on interactions between soil, plants and soil organisms and their role in soil formation and biogeochemical cycles restoration. Great attention has been paid to comparison of long-term development of reclaimed and non-reclaimed sites and to the effect of different tree species, types of substrates and heaping technique used during reclamation. Series of sites of known age (15–70 years) developing on similar substrate represent a great opportunity for ecological research using a chronosequence approach.

The Totenkopfkees is a cirque glacier located in the eastern Glocknergruppe in the upper most Stubach Valley in the vicinity of the Ödenwinkelkees.

This dataset contains information about the phenological stage of several plant species (Salsola genistoides, Maytenus senegalensis, Ziziphus lotus, Anabasis articulataPeriploca laevigata, Anthyllis cytisoides) in arid locations of southeastern Spain.

In the centre of the highly glacierized Oetztal valley, mass balance is determined for the three neighbouring glaciers Hintereisferner, Kesselwandferner and Vernagtferner, applying the direct glaciological method, related to the ‘fixed date’ system. The diverging behaviour of the three glaciers due to slightly varying local climatic conditions as well as to different topoclimatological and physiographic features gave reason to analyse the Vernagtferner mass balance separately for three easily discernible sections, i.e. Schwarzwand, Taschachjoch and Brochkogel, each showing characteristic aspect and elevational distributions of area respectively. [Reinwarth, O. and Escher-Vetter, H., 1999: Mass balance of Vernagtferner, Austria, from 1964/65 to 1996/97: Results for threesections and the entire glacier. Geogr. Ann., 81 A (4): 743–751.]

Data contains parameters to show seedling-differences of grazed and ungrazed alpine and subalpine grasslands. Fences for grazing exclusion were established in 2000. Presented data confers to sampling in 2009. On permanent plots of different sites in Obergurgl, seedlings of different species were counted per plot, stand height was measured per plot and different coverage data was recorded. Additionally vegetation records were made on each sampled plot. Each site contains 6 permanent plots (3 Ex + 3 Co), one permanent plot has a size of 1 m². Ex = Exclosure site (ungrazed plots, plots within fences to exclosure grazing), Co = Control site (grazed plots, plots outside the fences). Data have been used for analysis and publications for the research center Berglandwirtschaft, Innsbruck.

The dataset contains phytosociological relevés taken according to the Braun-Blanquet method and collected in 6 permanent area of 10x10 meters of the Gran Sasso Mountain (at 2100-2200 m a.s.l.). The data collection started in 1986 and was repeated every few years. From 2008 the dataset is continuously updated every year

The dataset contains values of the invasion risk analysis (see the Australian and New Zealand method in Pheloung et al. 1999) of 177 naturalized alien plant species in eastern Andalusia. When the risk analysis was positive, the source and quote are also provided. In addition, native distribution, habitat potential (based on the EUNIS classification) and coordinates are provided.

The formation of a periglacial lake was forced at the glacier terminus in recent years by the fast disintegration of the glacier. The development of the untere Eisboden See is well documented. Since August 2002, a runoff gauge installed by the Hydrographical Service of Salzburg has recorded the discharge at the outlet of the new Unterer Eisboden See.

Trends in the seasonal and annual values of precipitation, temperature and combined daily indices have been assessed from 1970 to 2007. The dataset consists of precipitation and temperature for 113 grid points in southeast Iberian Peninsula, with a resolution of 0.2º both daily and monthly basis. It was developed from main AEMET stations in Spain using kriging algortihms (Herrera, S., Gutiérrez, J. M., Ancell, R., Pons, M. R., Frías, M. D., & Fernández, J. (2012). Development and analysis of a 50‐year high‐resolution daily gridded precipitation dataset over Spain (Spain02). International Journal of Climatology, 32(1), 74-85). This work allowed discovering distinct local/regional signals in SE Spain. Some of these climatic changes seem partially linked to important land use and land cover changes undergone in the region and should have had significant impacts on ecosystems functioning.

TERENO Eifel-Rur Observatory. TERENO (TERrestrial ENvironmental Observatories) spans an Earth observation network across Germany that extends from the North German lowlands to the Bavarian Alps. This unique large-scale project aims to catalogue the longterm ecological, social and economic impact of global change at regional level: WU_B_001; Geographic latitude: N, Geographic longitude: E; HostingInstitution: Research Centre Juelich GmbH, IBG-3