Matta - Israel

Basic Information
Site Name
Matta
Short name
Matta
Country
Israel
Web Address
LTER - ISRAEL
Operating Organisation
Tel Aviv University
Site Manager
Marcelo Sternberg
Site Description
The Matta LTER station studies the effects of climate change on the structure and function of Mediterranean shrubland ecosystems in Israel
Last modified
2024-09-09 09:09:55

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2001
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 Israel✔ (LTER_EU_IL_018)This site is a verified "LTER Israel" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 31.71277778 Longitude: 35.065

Size
ca. 40.00ha
Elevation (average)
620.00msl
Elevation (min)
570.00msl
Elevation (max)
640.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Chaparral
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.70°C
Precipitation Annual
540.00mm
Geology
hard limestone and chalk developing terra rossa soils
Vegetation
The vegetation consists of dwarf shrubs (dominated by Sarcopoterium spinosum) that cover approx. 40% of the area, and annuals growing mostly in open areas and partly beneath shrubs. Annuals cover up to 90% of the open areas and include approx. 80% of all species. Herbaceous plants (mostly annuals) account for 70% of the above-ground primary production
Soils
terra rossa soils
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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.