Inhaltsangabe1. Physiological and ultrastructural changes in alpine plants exposed to high UV and to high ozon 2. Leaf cell organelle structures as modified by growth conditions and climate in alpine and polar plants 3. Ice formation and propagation in alpine plants 4. Dynamic of tissue heat tolerance and thermotolerance of PS II in alpine plants 5. Solar radiation and weather conditions of the High Alps 6. Photosynthesis and antioxidant protection in alpine herbs. 7.The accumulation of specific metabolites in plants in response to the alpine environment 8. Interaction of Carbon and Nitrogen metabolisms in alpine plants 9. From the flower to the seed: dynamics of sexual reproduction in alpine plants 10. Plant water relations in alpine winter 11. Cell structures and physiology of snow and ice algae 12. Bioclimate temperatures in mountain regions 13. Cold-adapted microorganisms in alpine soils

Cornelius Lütz is Professor at the Institute of Botany at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. His research focusses on adaptation strategies and cell physiology of higher plants in alpine regions, as well as in Arctis and Antarctis.