The study site is located in Tolfa-Allumiere, in Central Italy not far from the Tyrrhenian coast at an elevation of about 500 m above sea level. A Mediterranean evergreen woodland was selected for a large through-fall manipulation experiment. The experimental design included three large (1 ha each) un-replicated plots (1 Control, 1 Dry, 1 Wet) for eddy-flux measurements, and nine smaller (8x12 m2) plots (3 Control, 3 Dry, 3 Wet) for replicated ecological studies. These plots were equipped with automated soil respiration systems, dendrometers, litterbags and others environmental sensors. This facility is suitable for testing short and long term effects of precipitation changes in Mediterranean ecosystems.
