LTSER-Sabor - Portugal

Basic Information
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Site Name
LTSER-Sabor
Short name
LTsER-Sabor
Country
Portugal
Web Address
LTsER-Sabor
Operating Organisation
CIBIO-InBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto
CITAB – Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Site Manager
Pedro Beja
João Cabral
Site Description
The LTSER Sabor Platform is located in north-eastern Portugal, in the region of Trás-os-Montes, within the watershed of the Sabor river (3868 km2), which drains into the Douro river. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Sabor River and the catchment of its tributaries (1590 km2), part of which were flooded in 2015 by the reservoir of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Infrastructure. Research at this sites focuses on improving our understanding on the long term consequences of river damming on freshwater and adjacent terrestrial ecosystems, and how these effects interact with other socio-economic and environmental drivers operating at scales from local (e.g., land use changes) to global (climate change, biological invasions). ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2009
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterwater parameterlandscape parameteratmospheric parameterbiological parameterchemical parameterenvironmental parametergenetic parameterbenthicinvertebratesabundancebenthicinvertebratespresencebirdsabundancebirdspresencecommunitycompositiondiversityindexecosystemstructurefaunisticdiversityfireseverityindexfloristicdiversityhabitatstructureinorganicnutrientcontentnaturalnessnormalizedvegetationindexplantspeciescompositionspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciespresencespeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributionvegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructurevegetationlayertypeconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturespecificconductivitystageheightwateraciditywateralkalinitywaterdepthwaterlevelwaterqualitywatertemperaturelandcoverlanduselanduseintensitylandscapecompositionlandscapeconfigurationlandscapeconnectivitylandscapefragmentationlandscapemetricspatchdensitypatchsizeincomingradiationintensitynetsolarradiationirradianceprecipitationintensitysolarradiationwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)ageclasschangeinpopulationsizeovertimeplantcoverplantheightpopulationsizetreeconditiontreediameterdissolvednutrientsuspendedsolidsabioticheterogeneityallelefrequency
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 Portugal✔ (LTER_EU_PT_002)This site is a verified "LTER Portugal" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
LIFEPLAN
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
20 km
10 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 41.3333 Longitude: -6.95

Size
ca. 158970.00ha
Elevation (average)
500.00msl
Elevation (min)
100.00msl
Elevation (max)
1100.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Lakes
Large lakes
Rivers
Large river headwaters
Large rivers
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes (F5)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes (F5) » Maquis (F5.2)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub (F3)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub (F3) » Submediterranean deciduous thickets and brushes (F3.2)
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) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with non-mobile substrates (C3.7)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments (C3.6)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, fast, turbulent watercourses (C2.2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Temporary running waters (C2.5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops (H3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2) » Mediterranean evergreen oak woodland (G2.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.00°C
Precipitation Annual
600.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
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 » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
60
General Data Policy
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
47 dataset(s) in total:
Baixo Sabor: Iberian Wolf [howling surveys] - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis and Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Riparian Birds, priority conservation species: fixed points & complementary observations - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Natural Wolf Prey (Wild Boar) - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Acoustic Bat Monitoring – Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2008-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Aquatic and Riparian Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
Baixo Sabor: Bat acoustic sampling - Compensatory Measures Program (MC1) [2013-2014]
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.