Mazia-Matsch Grassland - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Mazia-Matsch Grassland
Short name
Monteschino
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy website
Muntatschinig Research Site
Operating Organisation
European Academy of Bolzano (Eurac research)
Site Manager
Georg Niedrist
Veronika Fontana
Funding Agency
Autonomous Province of Bolzano - Bozen
Site Description
The grassland site is located in the area of Muntatschinig (Monteschino) and comprises meadows and dry pastures at an elevation of app. 1500m a.s.l.. The site was first established in 2008 as a weather station and was expanded in the following years. In 2010 the University of Innsbruck installed an eddy covariance station. Nine automatic lysimeters were added to measure evapotranspiration and water use efficiency. Since 2012 a rain-out shelter system has been used for simulating spring and summer droughts. This site is one of the sites along the elevation transect used for grassland studies.
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2025-09-22 11:09:21

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2008
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.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_098)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
Measuring station at Muntatschinig in Matschertal - Val Mazia
Measuring station at Muntatschinig in Matschertal - Val Mazia
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.686294 Longitude: 10.579786

Size
ca. 81.74ha
Elevation (average)
1480.00msl
Elevation (min)
1480.00msl
Elevation (max)
1480.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
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) » Mountain hay meadows (E2.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.60°C
Precipitation Annual
525.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Lysimeter
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
IT25 - Val Mazia/Matschertal - Italy: Species trait data from 16 taxonomic groups from dry pastures, hay meadows and Larch forests (2016)
Datasets available via the eLTER DAR
There is a total of 2 datasets for this site available in the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR).To see more visit the eLTER DAR.
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.