LTSER Zone Atelier Brest Iroise - France
Basic Information
Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Brest Iroise
Short name
ZABRI
Country
France
Web Address
Operating Organisation
Site Manager
Funding Agency
Site Description
The LTSER Zone Atelier Brest Iroise, created in 2012, is located in Brittany, NW-France. It aims at understanding the functioning and the long-term dynamics of the social-ecological system located along the land-ocean continuum. It combines work along different gradients and at different interfaces: between Earth compartments (sediment-water-atmosphere, land-ocean), tools (observation, experimentation, modeling), disciplines (especially between natural and human and social sciences) and between science and society.
About half of the area (3000 km2) is terrestrial, including the watersheds of the Elorn (280 km2, 285,000 inhabitants mostly in the Brest area) and the Aulne (1820 km2, 70,000 inhabitants) rivers which are characterized by intensive agricultural practices. The Bay of Brest is a semi-enclosed coastal Bay, with an area of 180 km2. Part of this Bay and of the Aulne estuary is a Natura 2000 site, operated by the “Parc Naturel Regional d’Armorique” (PNRA). The marine part (3550 km2) of this land-ocean continuum is the Iroise Sea, comprising beaches, the continental shelf, the Sein Island and the Molène-Ouessant archipelago. This area corresponds to the limits of the first marine natural protected area created in France in 2007 (the “Parc Naturel Marin d’Iroise”, PNMI).
This area presents exceptional natural and human heritage, including a rich marine biodiversity, human traditions and emblematic activities (e.g. great Scallop fishing).
Last modified
2024-09-09 08:09:31
General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔ (LTER_EU_FR_007)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Projects
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates
Latitude: 48.28 Longitude: -4.51
Size
ca. 600000.00ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
60.00msl
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Coastal
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Coastal stable dune grassland (grey dunes) (B1.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Sand beaches above the driftline (B1.2)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal shingle (B2) » Fixed shingle beaches, with herbaceous vegetation (B2.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal shingle (B2) » Unvegetated mobile shingle beaches above the driftline (B2.2)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, with angiosperms (B3.3)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Soft sea-cliffs, often vegetated (B3.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Supralittoral rock (lichen or splash zone) (B3.1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets (B3.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of city and town centres (J1.1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of villages and urban peripheries (J1.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Urban and suburban industrial and commercial sites still in active use (J1.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Urban and suburban public buildings (J1.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Extractive industrial sites (J3) » Recently abandoned above-ground spaces of extractive industrial sites (J3.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Agricultural constructions (J2.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Airport runways and aprons (J4.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Hard-surfaced areas of ports (J4.5)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Pavements and recreation areas (J4.6)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Rail networks (J4.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Road networks (J4.2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Inland spray- and steam-dependent habitats (C3.8)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation (C3.5)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Species-poor beds of low-growing water-fringing or amphibious vegetation (C3.4)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Species-rich helophyte beds (C3.1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with non-mobile substrates (C3.7)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments (C3.6)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Films of water flowing over rocky watercourse margins (C2.6)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, smooth-flowing watercourses (C2.3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Tidal rivers, upstream from the estuary (C2.4)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools (C1.5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3) » Acid siliceous inland cliffs (H3.1)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3) » Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements (H3.5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3) » Weathered rock and outcrop habitats (H3.6)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Atlantic and Mediterranean high energy circalittoral rock (A4.1)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Atlantic and Mediterranean low energy circalittoral rock (A4.3)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Atlantic and Mediterranean moderate energy circalittoral rock (A4.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Infralittoral rock and other hard substrata (A3) » Atlantic and Mediterranean high energy infralittoral rock (A3.1)
Marine habitats (A) » Infralittoral rock and other hard substrata (A3) » Atlantic and Mediterranean low energy infralittoral rock (A3.3)
Marine habitats (A) » Infralittoral rock and other hard substrata (A3) » Atlantic and Mediterranean moderate energy infralittoral rock (A3.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1) » High energy littoral rock (A1.1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1) » Moderate energy littoral rock (A1.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms (A2.6)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Completely mixed water column with full salinity (A7.3)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity (A7.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Unstratified water column with full salinity (A7.8)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Unstratified water column with reduced salinity (A7.5)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Vertically stratified water column with full salinity (A7.9)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity (A7.6)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds (D6) » Inland saline or brackish species-poor helophyte beds normally without free-standing water (D6.2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds (D6) » Inland saltmarshes (D6.1)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water (D5.2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Reedbeds normally without free-standing water (D5.1)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Swamps and marshes dominated by soft rush or other large rushes (D5.3)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2) » Poor fens and soft-water spring mires (D2.2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2) » Transition mires and quaking bogs (D2.3)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Intensive unmixed crops (I1.1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2) » Small-scale ornamental and domestic garden areas (I2.2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Coppice and early-stage plantations (G5.7)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth (G5.6)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Small coniferous anthropogenic woodlands (G5.4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1210.00mm
Geology
Armorican massif: devonian sedimentary rocks, ordovician and silurian sedimentary rocks, hercynian intrusive rocks
Sedimentary features : cliffs, coastal dunes and beaches, subtidal sand banks, rocky platforms, marine caves
Sedimentary features : cliffs, coastal dunes and beaches, subtidal sand banks, rocky platforms, marine caves
Vegetation
halophytic plants, algae
Soils
shale; silty
Hydrology
river; estuaries; lagoons; artificial lakes;
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
60
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | RCP26 | RCP45 | RCP85 |
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Projected Near-Surface Air Temperature | RCP26 | RCP45 | RCP85 |
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Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | RCP26 | RCP45 | RCP85 |
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