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
2020-06-29 10:06:12

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1991
Observed properties
dissolved organic carbon in soil
atmospheric parameter
air humidity
air temperature
air water vapour concentration
air water vapour pressure
atmosphere stability
atmospheric pressure
carbon dioxide concentration
daylight length
diffuse radiation intensity
diffuse reflectance
diffuse solar radiation intensity
direct radiation intensity
global radiation irradiance
heat flux
incoming radiation intensity
irradiance
long wave radiation
maximum temperature
mean annual air temperature
mean annual precipitation
mean annual temperature
minimum temperature
net far infrared radiation irradiance
net radiation irradiance
net solar radiation irradiance
ozone concentration
plant carbon concentration
precipitation intensity
radiation below canopy intensity
reflected global radiation irradiance
reflected radiation intensity
relative humidity
sky temperature
snow depth
solar radiation
sunshine duration
total radiation irradiance
vapor pressure deficit
wind direction
wind speed
biological parameter
above ground biomass
age class
age structure
annual net primary production
biological diversity
canopy aerodynamic resistance
canopy cover rate
canopy growth rate
canopy height
canopy temperature
canopy transpiration
change in population size over time
community structure
crown closure
forest cover
leaf age
leaf area
leaf area ratio
leaf nitrogen concentration
leaf nutrient
mortality rate
net primary productivity
nitrogen content
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
photochemical reflectance index
plant carbon concentration
plant cover
plant density
plant height
plant nitrogen concentration
plant nutrient
plant size
primary productivity
resource allocation
root biomass
tree age
tree basal area
tree condition
tree diameter
tree diameter at breast height
tree height
tree mortality
chemical parameter
ammonium nitrate concentration
available phosphorus
base saturation
carbon dioxide concentration
cation exchange capacity
dissolved organic carbon in soil
leaf nitrogen concentration
leaf nutrient
nitrogen budget
nitrogen content
nutrient availability
nutrient concentration
nutrient content
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
percent organic carbon
plant carbon concentration
plant nitrogen concentration
plant nutrient
soil acidity
soil alkalinity
soil carbon storage
soil nitrate leaching
soil nitrogen
soil nutrient
soil organic carbon
soil pH
soil solution concentration
soil solution pH
total carbon
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
above ground biomass
above ground net primary production
bare soil cover
beta diversity
biomass allocation
biomass moisture content
bryophytes cover
bryophytes presence
canopy aerodynamic resistance
canopy cover rate
canopy gap area
canopy height
canopy structure
canopy temperature
canopy transpiration
carbon dioxide concentration
crown closure
deadwood volume
disturbance pattern
diversity index
dry matter content
ecosystem structure
floristic composition
floristic diversity
forest cover
forest structure
fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation
habitat structure
land cover type
latent heat
leaf age
leaf area
leaf area index
leaf nitrogen concentration
leaf nutrient
litter residence time
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
percent organic carbon
photosynthetically active radiation intensity
plant cover
plant density
plant distribution
plant diversity
plant nutrient
plant species composition
plant species presence
plant species richness
population density
radiation below canopy intensity
root biomass
soil heat flux
soil solute amount
species abundance
species composition
species list
species presence
species richness
species turnover
stand density
total carbon
tree age
tree basal area
tree condition
tree diameter
tree diameter at breast height
tree distribution
tree height
vegetation layer composition
vegetation layer structure
vegetation layer type
vegetation structure
environmental parameter
abiotic heterogeneity
ground temperature
seasonal change
snow depth
landscape parameter
land cover
land use
land use intensity
land use pattern
landscape composition
landscape connectivity
landscape fragmentation
landscape heterogeneity
landscape metrics
landscape structure
patch density
patch size
physical parameter
breast height diameter
bulk density
canopy height
heat flux
latent heat
remote sensing parameter
albedo
diffuse reflectance
diffuse solar radiation intensity
direct radiation intensity
global radiation irradiance
incoming radiation intensity
long wave radiation
net far infrared radiation irradiance
net radiation irradiance
net solar radiation irradiance
ozone concentration
photosynthetically active radiation intensity
radiation below canopy intensity
reflected radiation intensity
soil albedo
solar radiation
soil parameter
aggregate size distribution
available water capacity
carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
conductivity
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
percent organic carbon
saturated hydraulic conductivity
saturated water content
soil acidity
soil alkalinity
soil base saturation
soil bulk density
soil carbon storage
soil classification
soil depth
soil dry bulk density
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil nitrogen
soil nutrient
soil organic carbon
soil particle size
soil pH
soil profile water content
soil respiration
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
soil solution pH
soil temperature
soil texture
soil volumetric water content
soil water content
soil water holding capacity
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
total carbon
total organic carbon
Geographic
Size
250.00ha
Elevation (average)
1500.00msl
Elevation (min)
1450.00msl
Elevation (max)
1800.00msl
Related observation 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_01)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified.
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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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
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
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-7.91°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
27.22°C
Precipitation Annual
1088.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
460.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
0.00mm
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 terrestrial 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 infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Monthly
Observation device » 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.