LTSER Zone Atelier Loire - Downstream Allier River - France

Basic Information
Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Loire - Downstream Allier River
Short name
ZAL_Allier
Country
France
Web Address
Zone Atelier Loire Website
Operating Organisation
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
University of Clermont Auvergne
National Natural Reserve of Val d'Allier
Site Manager
Nicolas Legay
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
University of Clermont Auvergne
Site Description
This study site is in the south of the city of Moulins, including the National Nature Reserve of the Val d'Allier which protects 1,450 hectares over approximately 28 km along the lower course of the Allier River. The Allier river is considered as the last wild river of Europe because of its strong fluvial dynamics and remaining free meandering river segments. The studied sector within the nature reserve is still very mobile, with a strong lateral dynamic, where the width of the divagation can be of the order of one kilometer. At this scale, it is unique in Europe.
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2023-07-25 03:07:54

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2007
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER France✖ (LTER_FR_008_003)The affiliation of this site with "LTER France" is not verified.
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Site location

Site location

Water quality measurements in Allier backwater

Water quality measurements in Allier backwater

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
210.00msl
Elevation (min)
200.00msl
Elevation (max)
230.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Large rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
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) » Lines of trees (G5.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.40°C
Precipitation Annual
779.00mm
Vegetation
Alluvial forest
Hydrology
Allier river and alluvial groundwater
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
LTER Site Classification
Emerging