Bosco Fontana - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Bosco Fontana
Short name
IT05-001-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy web site
Site Manager
Gianfrancesco D'ambrosio
Site Description
The State Nature Reserve "Bosco della Fontana" is one of the last remaining examples of lowland forest in the Po Valley. The oak-hornbeam forest, which covers a surface area of 198 ha, is the dominant habitat in the reserve, is completed by a grassland an
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2023-07-24 03:07:51

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1976
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.
ICP Forests✔ (5_31)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_037)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_IT-BFt)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
Site of Community Importance (SCI) of Habitat Directive
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
EnvEurope
ICP Forests (Level I)
Photos
The oak-hornbeam forest (photo by S. Hardersen).

The oak-hornbeam forest (photo by S. Hardersen).

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
25.00msl
Elevation (min)
24.00msl
Elevation (max)
26.00msl
Related location(s)
  • CA1 (Sampling Location)
  • CA2 (Sampling Location)
  • CA3 (Sampling Location)
  • Survey Area (Sampling Location)
  • TA (Sampling Location)
  • TB (Sampling Location)
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Site information [.json]

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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.20°C
Precipitation Annual
658.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
8 dataset(s) in total:
A spatio-temporal dataset of forest mensuration for the analysis of tree species structure and diversity in semi-natural mixed floodplain forests
IT_Biodiv_Cerambyx cerdo, Bosco Fontana
IT_Biodiv_Lucanus cervus, Bosco Fontana
IT_Biodiv_Morimus, Bosco Fontana
IT_Forests_Air_Temperature
IT_Forests_Deposition
IT_Forests_Precipitation
Related External Resources
There is a total of 1 datasets for this site available on the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR). Click here to get an overview of these datasets.
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.