Monumento Naturale Torre Flavia (Roma) - Italy

Basic Information
Site Name
Monumento Naturale Torre Flavia (Roma)
Short name
IT20-001-T
Country
Italy
Web Address
Vegetation and climate data
Bird data
Operating Organisation
Department of Science, University of Roma TRE
Site Manager
Alicia Acosta
Funding Agency
Department of Science, University of Roma TRE
Roma Capitale Funding
Site Description
The site, located along the Tyrrhenian coast, north of Rome city, is a Special Protection Area (SPA) for migratory and nesting birds (Anatidae, Ardeidae). The wetland area is one of the last stretches of the Lazio wetlands which have been progressively reclaimed and cultivated during the last century. The flora and the fauna of the site is not only highly specialized but also highly endangered, with a relevant ecological value evidenced in previous studies. The site includes coastal dune habitats of European interest, as the annual vegetation of drift lines, the embryonic shifting dunes, the mobile dunes with Ammophila arenaria and the dune grasslands. There are also habitats related to wet and mud soils, as Mediterranean salt ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2003
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterbiological parameterlandscape parameterenvironmental parameteralphadiversityanimalspeciesabundanceanimalspeciespresencebiodiversitylossbirdsabundancebirdspresencechangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitycompositiondiversityindexecosystemstructurefaunisticdiversityfloristiccompositionfloristicdiversityhabitatdegradationhabitatdisturbancehabitatheterogeneityhabitatstructurelandcovertypeleafarealeafsizelitterresidencetimelittersizeplantcoverplantdistributionplantdiversityplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnessspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspecieslistspeciespresencespeciesrichnessspeciesturnovervegetationpatternvegetationstructurecommunitystructurefunctionaldiversityleafarealeafsizenestsuccessplantcoverplantheightplantsizeseedmassseedsizelandcoverlanduselandscapecompositionlandscapeconfigurationlandscapeconnectivitylandscapefragmentationlandscapemetricsabioticheterogeneityseasonalchange
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_IT20_001_T)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Photos
View of the coastal dune of Monumento Naturale Torre Flavia.
View of the coastal dune of Monumento Naturale Torre Flavia.
Geographic
300 m
1000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 41.962278 Longitude: 12.046354

Size
ca. 48.50ha
Elevation (average)
2.00msl
Elevation (min)
2.00msl
Elevation (max)
2.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Coastal stable dune grassland (grey dunes) (B1.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Sand beach driftlines (B1.1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Sand beaches above the driftline (B1.2)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Shifting coastal dunes (B1.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
16.00°C
Precipitation Annual
719.00mm
Geology
Holocene sediments on a fluvio-lacustrine bed.
Vegetation
The site includes typical vegetation communities of most pioneer habitats close to the sea line, as the annual vegetation of drift lines (EU Habitat 1210), the embryonic shifting dunes (EU Habitat 2110), the mobile dunes with Ammophila arenaria (EU Habitat 2120) and the dune grasslands (EU Habitat 2230). They are often fragmented, so the site is covered by a complex of habitats without a clear separation between them. The site hosts also habitats related to the retrodunal humid depressions, with moderately saline soils, such as the pioneer vegetation with Salicornia (EU Habitat 1310),the perennial vegetation on clayey-loamy soils (EU Habitat 1420) and the Mediterranean jowls of the retrodunal humid depressions (EU Habitat 1410). In addition, reeds dominated by Phragmites australis are also widespread.
Soils
The Torre Flavia wetland is one of the last stretches of the Lazio wetlands that have been progressively reclaimed and cultivated during the last century. These wet areas, although discontinuous and heterogeneous, have been progressively cultivated, especially in the ?70s of the last century. The wetland develops on clayey-loamy soils, rich in organic plant material, and is separated from the sea by residual flaps of an ancient sandy dune.
Hydrology
The water in the wetland area is mainly of meteoric and sea storm origin and flow from surrounding areas is scarce.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
365
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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.