Andrea Lamprecht

Andrea Lamprecht is a researcher at the Institute of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). She has been a key member of the GLORIA (Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments) coordination office in Vienna since 2011, focusing on alpine plant biodiversity responses to anthropogenic global changes across European biomes. Her work bridges field ecology, climate change analysis, and conservation biology, with active participation in international projects since 2015.

• Education:
  • Diploma in Cultural and Social Anthropology (2005-2012), University of Vienna
  • Diploma in Conservation Biology/Vegetation Ecology (2005-2012), University of Vienna
  • PhD in 2021 (BOKU) on Responses of Alpine Plant Species to Anthropogenic Global Changes

Research Interests include:

• Alpine plant community assembly
• Climate change impacts on high-mountain biodiversity
• Functional trait analysis in vegetation dynamics
• Global change effects on Mediterranean vs. temperate mountains

Scientific Contributions span climate-driven vegetation transformation studies, soil temperature threshold analyses, and methodological advances in photogrammetric vegetation mapping. She has contributed to 15+ peer-reviewed publications since 2014, with recent work (2021-2024) focusing on:

• Microclimatic drivers of alpine flora
• Functional diversity shifts in contrasting climate regimes
• Soil-vegetation interactions under warming

Professional Activities include:

• Organizational roles in GLORIA field campaigns (Sierra Nevada, Hochschwab, Kyrgyzstan, etc.)
• International conference presentations in 10+ countries (USA, China, Ecuador, etc.)
• Methodological training workshops in mountain research