LTSER Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône - France

The LTSER platform Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône belongs to LTER-France network and is located in south eastern France, ranging from the Alp mountains to the Camargue delta, in the mediterannean sea. The LTSER focus on aquatic continental ecosystems (lakes, rivers and wetlands) from alpin to mediterannean climats. The ZABR aims at elucidating the relationship between a large river, the Rhône river, its channel and associated ecosystems and the societies established in its landscape, using a multidisciplinary approach. Research topics include physical and chimical characteristics, ecosystem dynamics, sociological studies. Long term changes in ecological processing and pollution are taken into account using paleoecological studies. Perception of the natural and anthropised environment are considered through geographical and sociological studies.

Last modified

2020-09-10 10:09:22

General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status

Operational

Year Established

2001

Purpose

The Rhone Basin Long Term Environment Research is organized in Observatory and / or Experimental subsites. Research programs provide knowledge to stakeholders and decision makers, contributing to the sustainable management of rivers and watersheds. It is a researchers and partners network with a scientific label of the CNRS, 23 universities, schools or research organisations and 300 researchers. It aims to provide to decision makers a methodology to evaluate the effects of watershed rehabilitation or restoration on river hydrosystems, in terms of biodiversity, sustainability (lasting effects), ecological services and potential uses. Four research themes are crossed with experimental sites : 1) climatic change and resources, 2) flows, forms, habitats and biocoenocis, 3) pollution fluxes, ecotoxicology and ecosystems, 4) social observation of riverine territories.

Research Topics

successional dynamics

interstitial water chemistry

isotopic chemistry

sediment chemistry

soil chemistry

soil solution chemistry

water chemistry

environmental science

Parameters

agricultural parameter

mineral nitrogen mineralised from organic matter

nitrate flow in drain

nitrogen symbiotic fixation

atmospheric parameter

plant carbon concentration

precipitation intensity

snow depth

biological parameter

age class

change in population size over time

plant development stage

acid neutralising capacity

ammonium content

ammonium nitrate concentration

ammonium nitrogen content

dissolved nutrient

dissolved organic carbon in water

nutrient availability

percent carbon

percent organic carbon

redox potential of water

benthic invertebrates abundance

benthic invertebrates presence

birds abundance

birds presence

community composition

groundwater permeability

habitat structure

inorganic nutrient content

litter residence time

macrofauna abundance

microbial diversity

normalized vegetation index

plant species composition

species abundance

species composition

species group abundance

vegetation layer composition

vegetation layer structure

vegetation layer type

vegetation reflectance

abiotic heterogeneity

landscape composition

landscape configuration

landscape connectivity

landscape fragmentation

chlorophyll content of water

conductivity

hydraulic conductivity

lake level

lake temperature

photosynthetically active radiation intensity

Photos

Sampling the Ain River (photo: Graie)

Dam on the Rhône River (photo: CNR)

Miribel site on the Rhône (photo: Graie)

The Rhône at Lyon (photo: Graie)

The Upper Rhône (photo: P. Gaydou)

Geographic

Size

2229800.00ha

Elevation (average)

126.00msl

Elevation (min)

0.00msl

Elevation (max)

3000.00msl

Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation

Projects

eLTER Plus (H2020) - VA

Water Supply Sanitation Technology Platform

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

GEO-BON Biome

Fresh water lakes

Fresh water rivers

Biome

Fresh Water Rivers

Ecosystem and Land Use

Biogeographical Region

Atlantic Bio-geographical Region

Air Temperature: Average Annual

12.30°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)

3.00°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)

25.00°C

Precipitation Annual

886.00mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly

104.00mm

Precipitation Minimum Monthly

11.00mm

Geology

Fluvial sediment deposit Calcareous karstic system

Vegetation

From alpine to mediterrannean vegetation

Soils

From alpin to medeterranean soils, but mostly fluvial soil

Hydrology

Continental and alpine hydrology

EUNIS habitat

Inland surface waters (C)

Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design)

Platform

Design of Experimentation

mainly experimentation

Scale of Experimentation

plot scale

Design of Observation

partly observation

Scale of Observation

entire catchment

Infrastructure

Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)

Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal

Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file

Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database

Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW

Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Telephone line

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » GMS/UMTS

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Satellite

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Cable based

Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment

Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily

Observation device » Temperature Controlled Container

Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places

Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible

Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD

Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD

Accessible All Year

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible

Yes

Access Type

regular car

Permanent Power Supply

Yes

Operation

Permanent Operation

Yes

Operation Notes

Sampling interval and maintenance frequency varie according to ecosystem study : very frequent for urban instrument (waste water, river and ground water) and more rarely for lakes and the Rhône river itself.

Site Visit Interval

Maintenance Interval

Data Management

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

The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset

Data Storage Location

Distributed over multiple institutions

Data Services

Data portal

Network related information

LTER Site Classification

LTSER

Additional data

There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:

Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Precipitation Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind Speed	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.