Bosco Fontana - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Bosco Fontana
Short name
IT05-001-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy web site
Parent Site Name
IT05-Lowland Forests - Italy
Site Manager
Gianfrancesco D'ambrosio
Site Description
The State Nature Reserve "Bosco della Fontana" is one of the last remaining examples of lowland forest in the Po Valley. The oak-hornbeam forest, which covers a surface area of 198 ha, is the dominant habitat in the reserve, is completed by a grassland an
Last modified
2023-03-22 01:03:45

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1976
Observed properties
Photos
The oak-hornbeam forest (photo by S. Hardersen).

The oak-hornbeam forest (photo by S. Hardersen).

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
25.00msl
Elevation (min)
24.00msl
Elevation (max)
26.00msl
Related location(s)
  • CA1 (Sampling Area)
  • CA2 (Sampling Area)
  • CA3 (Sampling Area)
  • Survey Area (Sampling Area)
  • TA (Sampling Area)
  • TB (Sampling Area)
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_31)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_037)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
ICOS✖ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/ontologies/stationentry/ES/IT-BFt)The affiliation of this site with "ICOS" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
Site of Community Importance (SCI) of Habitat Directive
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
EnvEurope
ICP Forests (Level I)
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Site information [.json]

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Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.20°C
Precipitation Annual
658.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
8 dataset(s) in total:
A spatio-temporal dataset of forest mensuration for the analysis of tree species structure and diversity in semi-natural mixed floodplain forests
IT_Biodiv_Cerambyx cerdo, Bosco Fontana
IT_Biodiv_Lucanus cervus, Bosco Fontana
IT_Biodiv_Morimus, Bosco Fontana
IT_Forests_Air_Temperature
IT_Forests_Deposition
IT_Forests_Precipitation
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.