Contact: Georg Niedrist 
Operating organization: European Academy of Bolzano (Eurac research)
Funding agency: Autonomous Province of Bolzano – Bozen
Operating organization: European Academy of Bolzano (Eurac research)
Funding agency: Autonomous Province of Bolzano – Bozen
Abstract:
Muntatschinig (Monteschino) is a 25m x 15m grassland site (managed meadow) on 1480m. The site was first established in 2008 as a weather station and is still the most extensive of the four sites. In 2010 the University of Innsbruck installed an eddy covariance station. Nine automatic lysimeters were added to measure evapotranspiration and water use efficiency. Since 2012 a rain-out shelter system has been used for simulating spring and summer droughts. This site is one of the sites along the elevation transect used for grassland transplantation experiments.
