LTSER Lago di Tovel - Italy

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Site Name
LTSER Lago di Tovel
Short name
IT09-005-A
Country
Italy
Web Address
https://lter-tovel.fmach.it
Operating Organisation
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Site Manager
Ulrike Obertegger
Site Description
Lake Tovel has a long history of limnological research and over 300 publications since the late 1800s, including an intensive study by E. Baldi in the 1930s, document the continued interest in this lake. Tovel is famous for its clear waters and past red dinoflagellate blooms (Flaim et al. 2004. Phycologia 43:737–743) that no longer occur due to changes in land use (Borghi et al. 2006. Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., Acta Biol. 81:1-472). Besides its intrinsic biological value, Lake Tovel provides irrigation water and electrical energy to the local population, and its location in the heart of the Adamello Brenta Natural Park makes it an important tourist attraction. Following several sporadic surveys, since 1995 the lake is part of an ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1995
Observed properties
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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_090)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON)✖The affiliation of this site with "Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
NETLAKE Cost Action ES1201
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Photos
summer 2023: view on the surface of Lake Tovel from south to north
summer 2023: view on the surface of Lake Tovel from south to north
Geographic
300 m
1000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.2609 Longitude: 10.9496

Size
ca. 38.00ha
Elevation (average)
1178.00msl
Elevation (min)
1178.00msl
Elevation (max)
1178.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Forest
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.20°C
Precipitation Annual
1200.00mm
Geology
Dolomite substrate
Vegetation
catchment is mixed confiferous forest, pasture,
Hydrology
lake fed by pseudo-karst aquifer, water level flucutations tied to snowmelt
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 1-5 kW
Equipment notes
two small hotels; only available from May to October. Access road closed from December to April
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
monthly sampling only during ice-free period; occasional sampling when lake is frozen
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
180
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of 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.