VISIT TO THE SAN VENANZO SITE (2023)
Looking for best place for plots
In a company of herding dogs
Pasture inhabitants
VISIT TO THE BROCON SITE (2023)
Establishing cronosequences
Into the farmer's life
Choosing the best place for manipulation site
KICK OFF MEETING, December 2023
VISIT TO THE SAN ROSSORE SITE, December 2023
CAROLINA's team looking for a manipulation coastal site
CAROLINA's mentor
Semi-natural grassland chosen for project implementation
Field decision making
Fence Installation at San Venanzo.
Signing plot dimensions
Drilling
Fence Installation
Fence installation
Local Inhabitants
Fence Installation at San Rossore.
Site ready for installation of shields for precipitation cut
Drought Infrastractuire realization in San Venanzo. April 2024
Policarbonate shields cut 50% of precipitation in San Venanzo
Drought Infrastracture realization in San Venanzo. May 2024
In San Rossore precipitation is reduced by almost 60%
Sampling in Passo Brocon chronosequence. June 2024
View on part of the chronosequence: grassland, young forest and old forest
Sub-alpine pasture
Sampling of soil and plant traits
Measurements and sampling in San Venanzo climate manipulation site. June 2024
Photosynthetic measurements and soil sampling
Soil Respiration measurements San Venanzo climate manipulation site. September 2024
Installation of automated facility for soil respiration measurements in San Rossore. October 2024
Sampling of litter bags in chronosequence of Passo Brocon. November 2024
Annual meeting in IRET-CNR, Porano (TR) IRET. Dicember 2024
Annual meeting of CAROLINA was held in-person in a beatiful Villa Paolina of IRET-CNR in Porano.
Five presentations from different groups with the updates on the results obtained so far were discussed.
Field validation of San Venanzo chronosequence. April 2025
Realization of fences in Passo Brocon. May 2025
Realization of drought infrastructures in Passo Brocon. July 2025