Davnah Urbach

Dr. Davnah Urbach
Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment, GMBA
Altenbergrain 21
CH-3013 Bern
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 31 631 49 37
E-mail: davnah.urbach(at)unibe.ch
URL Institution: www.gmba.unibe.ch/

in which Davnah Urbach holds an official function.

Key Publications of Davnah Urbach (up to ten) :
Snethlage M.A., Geschke J., Spehn E.M., Ranipeta A., Yoccoz N.G., Körner Ch., Jetz W., Fischer M., Urbach, D. (2022). A hierarchical inventory of the world’s mountains for global comparative mountain science. Nature Scientific Data 9:149. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01256-y

Schneider F., ..., Urbach D., ..., Zondervan R. (2021). Co-production of knowledge and sustainability transformations: a strategic compass for global research networks. Current Opinions in Environmental Sciences 49: 127-142 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343521000646

Payne D, Spehn E.M., Prescott G.W., Geschke J., Snethlage M., Fischer M. (2020). Mountain biodiversity is central for sustainable development, in mountains and beyond. One Earth 3(5): 530-533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.10.013

Payne D., Snethlage M., Geschke J., Spehn E.M., Fischer M. (2020). Nature and people in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya: current research and future directions. Mountain Research and Development 40(2): A1-A14. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00075.1


Randin C., Ashcroft M, Bolliger J,… Payne, D (2020). Monitoring biodiversity in the anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111626

Norström A, Cvitanovic C, Löf M,…, Payne, D,…, Österblom H (2020). Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research. Nature Sustainability 3: 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0448-2

Körner C, Jetz W, Paulsen J, Payne D, Rudmann-Maurer K, and Spehn EM (2017) A global inventory of mountains for bio-geographical applications. Alpine Botany, DOI 10.1007/s00035-016-0182-6

Adler C, Palazzi E, Kulonen A, Balsiger J, Colangeli G, Cripe D, Forsythe N, Goss-Durant G, Guigoz Y, Krauer J, Payne D, Pepin N, Peralvo M, Romero J, Sayre R, Shahgedanova M, Weingartner R, and Zebisch M (2018). Observing and monitoring mountains in a changing world: new horizons for the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) initiative, Global Network for Observations and Information on Mountain Environments (GEO-GNOME). Mountain Research and Development 38(3): 265-270

Sayre R, Frye C, Kraguelle D, Krauer J, Beyer S, Aniello P, Wright D, Payne D, Adler C, Warner H, VanSistine D, and Cress J (2018). A new high-resolution map of the mountains of the world and an online tool for visualizing and comparing three characterizations of global mountain distributions. Mountain Research and Development 38(3): 240-250

Payne D, Spehn E, Snethlage M, and Fischer M (2017). Opportunities for research on mountain biodiversity under global change. Current Opinions in Sustainability Sciences 29: 40-47.



Expertise of Davnah Urbach:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Expert Type
	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Biosphere	Biosphere
	Biodiversity
Topic Ecosystems	Ecosystems
	Terrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic Sustainability	Sustainability
	Ecological Sustainability
Spatial Zones	Mountain / Highland
Alpine Convention	Alpine Convention
	AC Nature / Landscape Conservation
	AC Spacial Planning / Sustainable Development

Last update: 4/5/23
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