Ecological research in the upper Ötztal is focused outside the Rofental at sites and is carried out primarily from the Innsbruck University center in Obergurgl. This long term monitoring site offers many possibilities from which to undertake studies of spatial and temporal change in Alpine ecosystems.

Long Term Ecosystem Research:

Obergurgl is a sit contributing to the Austrian Long Term Ecosystem Research (LTER) Network: http://www.lter-austria.at/obergurgl/

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