Appennino centrale: Velino-Duchessa - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Appennino centrale: Velino-Duchessa
Short name
IT01-002-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
http://www.lteritalia.it/
Parent Site Name
IT01- Apennines - High elevation Ecosystems - Italy
Site Manager
Maurizio Cutini
Keywords
global change
precipitation
soil temperature
vascular plant species
Site Description
The site consists of “orographic islands” with high elevation vegetation in central Mediterranean basin, along the Apennines mountain range. Besides 55 plots are along two separate elevation transects on the south-western slopes of M.te Morrone (1800-2141 m a.s.l., Montagna della Duchessa, Lazio) and M.te Sevice-M.te Velino (1800-2487m a.s.l., Velino massif, ABRUZZO), including grasslands, open beech forest, timberline and high elevation vegetation.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:55

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1993
Purpose
The purpose of the site is to monitor the effect of global warming on vegetation communities
Research Topics
ecology
community ecology
successional dynamics
plant ecology
vegetation dynamics
population ecology
population dynamics
plants population changes over time
terrestrial ecology
forest ecology
Parameters
plant cover
ecosystem parameter
floristic diversity
species composition
plant species composition
species richness
species abundance
diversity index
soil parameter
soil temperature
Photos
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Geographic
Size
480.00ha
Elevation (average)
2145.00msl
Elevation (min)
1807.00msl
Elevation (max)
2450.00msl
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_025)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem and Land Use
Alpine
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.07°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
-4.93°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
18.93°C
Precipitation Annual
1462.51mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
222.21mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
43.73mm
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
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)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
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)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple 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
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
4 dataset(s) in total:
LTER_EU_IT_025: Precipitation measurement
LTER_EU_IT_025: Soil and air temperature measurement
LTER_EU_IT_025: Vegetation monitoring by 10x10 permanent plots
LTER_EU_IT_025: Vegetation monitoring by nested plots
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.