Mazia-Matsch Forest - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Mazia-Matsch Forest
Short name
Forest Mazia
Country
Italy
Web Address
LTER-Italy website
Saldur River Catchment Research Site
Operating Organisation
European Academy of Bolzano (Eurac research)
Site Manager
Marco Mina
Veronika Fontana
Nikolaus Obojes
Funding Agency
Autonomous Province of Bolzano - Bozen
Site Description
The forest in the Mazia-Matsch Valley is predominantly made up of European larch and Swiss stone pine. Several units have been installed to measure sap flow in the stems and to monitor tree growth using automatic dendrometers. The data collected are used to investigate the influence of climate factors on the common coniferous species in the area.
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Last modified
2025-10-08 08:10:12

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2012
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_099)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Photos
Larch forest in Matschertal-Val Mazia
Larch forest in Matschertal-Val Mazia
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.694268981206 Longitude: 10.630335343358

Size
ca. 2657.83ha
Elevation (average)
1580.00msl
Elevation (min)
1080.00msl
Elevation (max)
2320.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Alpine larch - Arolla woodland (G3.2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Black pine ([Pinus nigra]) woodland (G3.5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Fir and spruce woodland (G3.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.60°C
Precipitation Annual
525.00mm
Landforms
Mountain
Valley
Land Use
primary production
primary production » forestry
tertiary production
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Phenocam
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » No staff room
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
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
8
Maintenance Interval
8
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
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.