Presents a scientific overview of scientific activities on mountain systems undertaken within the framework of MAB in the broad European region. It is based on published and unpublished documents, and interviews and field visits in 1992 and 1993 in the countries covered: Austria, France, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland in Western Europe; Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Poland and the former Soviet Union in central and eastern Europe.
Introduction. MAB-6 Projects in Western Europe: Introduction; Austria; Switzerland; Germany; Spain; France. MAB in the Mountains of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former USSR: Introduction; Former Soviet Union; Czech Republic and Slovakia;Poland; Bulgaria. MAB from the Pyrenees to Siberia: An Evaluation-Models in MAB-6 Projects; Organizational and Institutional Issues; Lessons for Interdisciplinary Research; A Legacy for the Future. Bibliography. Index.