Central Apennines: Velino-Duchessa

Contact: Bruno Petriccione
Operating organization: Carabinieri, Forest and Environmental Protection Dpt. University of Roma Tre, Science Dpt.
Funding agency: Carabinieri, Forest and Environmental Protection Dpt.

Abstract:

The site consists of “orographic islands” in Central Mediterranean basin, along the Apennines mountain range. Since 1993, vegetation is detected at six high elevation permanent plots (research station of Mount Sevice, Mount Velino) and (since 2005) at additional 55 plots along two elevation transects (SW slope of Mount Morrone), including primary and secondary grasslands, beech forests and alpine tundra. Since 2014, micro-climate data are continuisly registered at the high elevation station,

Related Resources:
LTER_EU_IT_025: Vegetation monitoring by 10×10 permanent plots
LTER_EU_IT_025: Soil and air temperature measurement
LTER_EU_IT_025: Precipitation measurement
LTER_EU_IT_025: Vegetation monitoring by nested plots