Vallées et Coteaux de Gascogne - France

Basic Information
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Site Name
Vallées et Coteaux de Gascogne
Short name
VCG
Country
France
Web Address
LTSER ZA PYGAR
Operating Organisation
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
Site Manager
Arnaud Elger
Funding Agency
CNRS - Institut écologie et environnement (INEE)
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Région Occitanie
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Site Description
The VCG platform is an area of molassic foothills, covering the Louge, Touch and Save watersheds; it is bounded to the south, east and north by the Garonne. The platform is located inside the Zone Atelier Pyrénées-Garonne, and it includes the Auradé watershed site.
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Last modified
2024-05-21 03:05:13

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2016
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔ (LTER_EU_FR_014)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Photos
Molassic hillsides in winter, with the Pyrenean mountains in the background.
Molassic hillsides in winter, with the Pyrenean mountains in the background.
Grasslands and hedges in spring.
Grasslands and hedges in spring.
Sedge marsh in the Louge watershed.
Sedge marsh in the Louge watershed.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 43.329274 Longitude: 0.973663

Size
~265137.67ha
Elevation (average)
320.00msl
Elevation (min)
140.00msl
Elevation (max)
620.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Highly artificial man-made waters and associated structures (J5)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Inland surface waters (C)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.00°C
Precipitation Annual
750.00mm
Landforms
Hill
Valley
Geology
Molassic substratum
Vegetation
Alternance of croplands, meadows and deciduous forests.
Soils
Calcareous molassic soils
Hydrology
Artificial water regime, regulated via the Neste channel .
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » agriculture » agricultural production for own consumption
primary production » agriculture » commercial agricultural production
primary production » agriculture » farming infrastructure
primary production » forestry
secondary production
secondary production » energy production
secondary production » energy production » renewable energy production
tertiary production
tertiary production » commercial services
tertiary production » commercial services » accommodation and food services
tertiary production » commercial services » other commercial services
tertiary production » commercial services » real estate services
tertiary production » community services
tertiary production » community services » educational services
tertiary production » community services » health and social services
tertiary production » community services » other community services
tertiary production » community services » public administration defence and social security services
tertiary production » community services » religious services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » cultural services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » open air recreational areas
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » sports infrastructure
transport networks logistics and utilities
transport networks logistics and utilities » transport networks
transport networks logistics and utilities » transport networks » road transport
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities » electricity gas and thermal power distribution services
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities » waste treatment
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities » water and sewage infrastructure
residential use
residential use » permanent residential use
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » land areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Probe continuous measurements
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
7
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER