Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Campobasso) - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Campobasso)
Short name
IT20-002-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
Vegetation and climate data
Operating Organisation
Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise
Site Manager
Angela Stanisci
Funding Agency
Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise
Site Description
S.C.I IT7228221 Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Campobasso) S.C.I. IT7140108 Punta Aderci-Punta della Penna S.C.I. IT7140109 Marina di Vasto The site includes 3 Natura 2000 sites along the central Adriatic coast, where the last fragments of natural vegetation zonation on sand coastal dunes occur (shore vegetation, embryo and mobile dune vegetation, annual Mediterranean grasses and wet dune slacks).
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Last modified
2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2001
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterbiological parameterlandscape parameterenvironmental parameterremote sensing parametersoil parameteralphadiversityanimalspeciespresencebetadiversitybiodiversitylosschangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitycompositiondiversityindexecosystemstructurefaunisticdiversityfloristiccompositionfloristicdiversityhabitatcomplexityhabitatdegradationhabitatdisturbancehabitatheterogeneityhabitatstructurehabitatuselandcovertypeleafarealittersizemacrofaunaabundancenaturalnessnormalizedvegetationindexplantcoverplantdistributionplantdiversityplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnessspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciespresencespeciesrichnessspeciesturnovervegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructurevegetationlayertypevegetationpatternvegetationstructurebiologicaldiversitycommunitypatterncommunitystructurefunctionaldiversityleafarealeafsizeNormalizedDifferenceVegetationIndexplantcoverplantheightspeciestraitlandcoverlanduselandscapecompositionlandscapeconfigurationlandscapeconnectivitylandscapefragmentationlandscapemetricslandscapestructuresurfaceareaabioticheterogeneityenvironmentalheterogeneityenvironmentalqualityindexseasonalchangenetsolarradiationirradiancevegetationreflectancesoilpH
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_081)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
LIFEPLAN
Photos
Embryonic shifting dunes (EU Habitats 2110 and 2120) characterizing the Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato eLTER Site. Species in the image: Elymus farctus, Ammophila arenaria, Achillea maritima, Calystegia soldanella.
Embryonic shifting dunes (EU Habitats 2110 and 2120) characterizing the Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato eLTER Site. Species in the image: Elymus farctus, Ammophila arenaria, Achillea maritima, Calystegia soldanella.
Geographic
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5 km
3 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 42.0422 Longitude: 14.8336

Size
ca. 746.00ha
Elevation (average)
5.00msl
Elevation (min)
5.00msl
Elevation (max)
5.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Coastal dune scrub (B1.6)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Coastal stable dune grassland (grey dunes) (B1.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Sand beach driftlines (B1.1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Sand beaches above the driftline (B1.2)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Shifting coastal dunes (B1.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.40°C
Precipitation Annual
356.80mm
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 within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
365
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
2 activities in total:
Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Campobasso) - Italy - biological parameter, biological diversity, landscape parameter, landscape composition, landscape configuration
Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Campobasso) - Italy - biological parameter, ecosystem parameter, faunistic diversity, species list
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.