Collelongo-Selva Piana ABR1 - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Collelongo-Selva Piana ABR1
Short name
IT03-001-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
http://www.lteritalia.it
Parent Site Name
IT03-Forest of the Apennines - Italy
Site Manager
Giorgio Matteucci
Site Description
Beech forest in the Central italian Apennines
Last modified
2021-12-14 03:12:19

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1991
Observed properties
Geographic
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Size
250.00ha
Elevation (average)
1500.00msl
Elevation (min)
1450.00msl
Elevation (max)
1800.00msl
Related location(s)
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_1)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_031)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
CarboEurope
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - VA
EuroFLUX
FLUXNet
FutMon
NitroEurope
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Integrated Monitoring
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Site information [.json]

Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.08°C
Precipitation Annual
1088.00mm
Geology
calcareous bedrock
Vegetation
Mostly beech forests. Polysticho-Fagetum (Feoli and Lagonegro 1982) Some mountain grasslands
Soils
Humic Alisols (Cutanic Alisol, Humic)
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 storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Monthly
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment notes
Clearing of snow until 1.5 km to the main plots. Access in winter through sledog. Power provided by solar panels and generator. Lodging available in the close-by village (10 km from the site). Mountain hut available at site on request (5 beds)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Dataloggers collect continuously meteorological and canopy flux data.
Site is visited every 15-30 days for sampling (e.g. soil solution, litterfall, etc.).
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
30
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
Data Policy Notes
Some data from the site are available from networks or projects web/data sites
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources
3 dataset(s) in total:
LTER Collelongo-Selva Piana, Italy, Precipitation and Throughfall data 1998-2017
LTER Collelongo-Selva Piana, Italy, Vegetation data 1999-2016
LTER_EU_IT_031_Soil Temperatures
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.