IT04-Mediterranean forest - Italy

Basic Information
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Site Name
IT04-Mediterranean forest
Short name
IT04-000-IT
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy website
Site Manager
Giancarlo Papitto
Cristiana Cocciufa
Site Description
The site is the parent site of three research sites, performing long-term research and monitoring in Mediterranean forests and meadows located within those forests.
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Last modified
2023-09-07 04:09:31

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✔ (5_16)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_004)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
FutMon
ICP Forests (Level I)
Photos
not defined

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Geographic
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Elevation (average)
590.00msl
Elevation (min)
590.00msl
Elevation (max)
590.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.33°C
Precipitation Annual
900.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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.