LTSER Zone Atelier Armorique - France

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Site Name
LTSER Zone Atelier Armorique
Short name
ZAAr
Country
France
Web Address
Zone Atelier Armorique
Operating Organisation
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
UMR 6553 ECOBIO
Site Manager
Thomas Houet
Audrey Alignier
Benoît Geslin
Jean Nabucet
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Site Description
The LTSER Zone Atelier Armorique belongs to LTER-France network and is located in Brittany, north-western France. The ZA Armorique conducts an interdisciplinary exploration of landscapes from urban areas to rural countryside, integrating social and environmental dynamics.
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Last modified
2025-01-09 22:01:53

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2000
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.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER France✔ (LTER_EU_FR_004)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photos
not defined
not defined
Pleine-Fougeres Program - Sougeal (E5; 09/04/2017)
Pleine-Fougeres Program - Sougeal (E5; 09/04/2017)
Pleine-Fougeres Program - Sougeal (F6; 09/04/2017)
Pleine-Fougeres Program - Sougeal (F6; 09/04/2017)
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 48.6 Longitude: -1.53333

Size
ca. 15000.00ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
4.00msl
Elevation (max)
150.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Urban
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Disused constructions of cities, towns and villages (J1.5)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » High density temporary residential units (J1.7)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of city and town centres (J1.1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of villages and urban peripheries (J1.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Urban and suburban industrial and commercial sites still in active use (J1.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Urban and suburban public buildings (J1.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Agricultural constructions (J2.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Rural industrial and commercial sites still in active use (J2.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Rural public buildings (J2.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Scattered residential buildings (J2.1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Rail networks (J4.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Road networks (J4.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Waste deposits (J6)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Waste deposits (J6) » Agricultural and horticultural waste (J6.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Waste deposits (J6) » Industrial waste (J6.5)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Waste deposits (J6) » Non-agricultural organic waste (J6.3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Inland salt steppes (E6)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Inland salt steppes (E6) » Continental inland salt steppes (E6.2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns (E2.6)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows (E2.1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Unmanaged mesic grassland (E2.7)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3) » Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland (E3.4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Sparsely wooded grasslands (E7)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Sparsely wooded grasslands (E7) » Atlantic parkland (E7.1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Woodland fringes and clearings and tall forb stands (E5)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Woodland fringes and clearings and tall forb stands (E5) » Anthropogenic herb stands (E5.1)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Bentho-pelagic habitats (X30)
Habitat complexes (X) » Domestic gardens of city and town centres (X24)
Habitat complexes (X) » Domestic gardens of villages and urban peripheries (X25)
Habitat complexes (X) » Intensively-farmed crops interspersed with strips of natural and/or semi-natural vegetation (X07)
Habitat complexes (X) » Land sparsely wooded with broadleaved deciduous trees (X13)
Habitat complexes (X) » Large parks (X11)
Habitat complexes (X) » Mosaic landscapes with a woodland element (bocages) (X10)
Habitat complexes (X) » Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) (X09)
Habitat complexes (X) » Raised bog complexes (X04)
Habitat complexes (X) » Small city centre non-domestic gardens (X22)
Habitat complexes (X) » Treeline ecotones (X20)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Inland spray- and steam-dependent habitats (C3.8)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation (C3.5)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Species-poor beds of low-growing water-fringing or amphibious vegetation (C3.4)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Species-rich helophyte beds (C3.1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, smooth-flowing watercourses (C2.3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Temporary running waters (C2.5)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Tidal rivers, upstream from the estuary (C2.4)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent dystrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.4)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Raised and blanket bogs (D1)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Raised and blanket bogs (D1) » Raised bogs (D1.1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Arable land with unmixed crops grown by low-intensity agricultural methods (I1.3)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Intensive unmixed crops (I1.1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2) » Recently abandoned garden areas (I2.3)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Cultivated areas of gardens and parks (I2) » Small-scale ornamental and domestic garden areas (I2.2)
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) » Acidophilous oak-dominated woodland (G1.8)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Fruit and nut tree orchards (G1.D)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Meso- and eutrophic oak, hornbeam, ash, sycamore, lime, elm and related woodland (G1.A)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Mixed riparian floodplain and gallery woodland (G1.2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Non-riverine alder woodland (G1.B)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Non-riverine woodland with birch, aspen or rowan (G1.9)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant alder, birch, poplar or willow (G1.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Lines of trees (G5.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Small broadleaved deciduous anthropogenic woodlands (G5.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.35°C
Precipitation Annual
746.10mm
Geology
Armorican Massif
Vegetation
wooded area; pruned chestnut; oaks; beech; grassland, agricultural land
Soils
agricultural soil
Hydrology
wetland, headwater streams
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
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
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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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

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