Appennino centrale: Gran Sasso d'Italia - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Appennino centrale: Gran Sasso d'Italia
Short name
IT01-003-T
Country
Italy
Operating Organisation
Organizzazione per la Tutela Forestale, Ambientale e Agroalimentare (CUFAA)
Site Manager
Roberto Canullo
Site Description
The site consists of high elevation vegetation in central Mediterranean basin, along the Apennines mountain range: xerophitic primary grassland (Pediculari elegantis-Seslerietum tenuifoliae) and mesophitic primary grassland (Luzulo italiacae-Festucetum macratherae), with important resident and migratory bird communities. Six plots, each one 100 m2 large, grouped in two cluster-plots including each one three plots, representative of a larger area of 0,5 km2 ca., ranging from 2100 to 2300 m a.s.l. (alpic and Mediterranean high-mountain belts.
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2023-07-24 02:07:51

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1986
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 Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_021)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
Site of Community Importance (SCI) of Habitat Directive
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
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permanent plots

permanent plots

permanent plots

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
2210.00msl
Elevation (min)
2150.00msl
Elevation (max)
2280.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Biogeographical Region
Alpine 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) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Calcareous alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1) » Mediterranean-montane grassland (E1.5)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
3.10°C
Precipitation Annual
1100.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category II – National Park
Land Use
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Equipment notes
Site accessible by regular car 6 months per year and by cable car the rest of the year (November - April)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
LTER_EU_IT_021: Vegetation monitoring by 10x10 m permanent plots
Related External Resources
There is a total of 2 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.