Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso (MOSSO) - Italy

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Basic Information

Site Name

Istituto Scientifico Angelo Mosso (MOSSO)

Short name

MOSSO

Country

Italy

Parent Site Name

IT19 - HIGH ELEVATION SITES IN THE NORTHWESTERN ALPS - Italy

Site Manager

Michele Freppaz

Davide Viglietti

Site Owner

Michele Freppaz

Keywords

alpine tundra

carbon

lakes

nitrogen

plant ecology

snow

snow cover duration

soil chemistry

water chemistry

Site Description

Istituto Angelo Mosso, Passo Salati-Col d'Olen (Alagna Valsesia (VC)/Gressoney La Trinité (AO), Piemonte/Valle d'Aosta region.

Metadata Update Date

2019-07-02 16:10:44

General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status

existing

Year Established

1907

Purpose

The main purpose of this research Site is to study the characteristics of soils, waters and also snow of different study sites at different elevations in the alpine tundra of the Alps, with a particular focus on the effects of the environmental factors ( e.g. snow cover duration, soil temperature and moisture, air temperature) on the carbon and nitrogen dynamics. In summer 2016, other plots were added in order to investigate the relation between abiotic factors (both climatic and pedoclimatic), soil chemistry and vegetation in snowbed areas.

Research Topics

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Geographic

Size

90.00ha

Elevation (average)

2700.00msl

Elevation (min)

2500.00msl

Elevation (max)

3100.00msl

Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation

Projects

Servizio Meteomont

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

GEO-BON Biome

Fresh water lakes

Terrestrial

Biome

Alpine

Ecosystem and Land Use

Alpine

Lakes

Fresh Water Lakes

Biogeographical Region

Alpine Bio-geographical Region

Air Temperature: Average Annual

-2.50°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)

-7.00°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)

4.00°C

Precipitation Annual

1300.00mm

Geology

Micaschists, with some inclusions of ophiolites and calcicschists

Vegetation

Hemicryptophytes (91%), chamaephytes(7%), geophytes and therophytes (2%). ainly south european mountain (49.44%), artic alpine (29.74%), west alpine (7.81%) and alpine (6.82) while the ones with wider range, as european or eurosibiric, were less frequent (6.19%).

Soils

Leptosol, Regosol, Umbrisol (WRB)

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) » Acid alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.3)

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design)

Simple Site

Design of Experimentation

partly experimentation

Scale of Experimentation

plot scale

Design of Observation

mainly observation

Scale of Observation

plot within catchment

Infrastructure

Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Cable based

Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds

Accessible All Year

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible

Yes

Access Type

dirt road (4WD)

Permanent Power Supply

Yes

Operation

Permanent Operation

Site Visit Interval

Maintenance Interval

Data Management

General Data Policy

Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset

Data Storage Location

Central

Data Services

Other data service

Network related information

LTER Site Classification

Regular

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