Central Apennines / Majella, (Europa , Italy)

Region coordinates

Latitude 42.07 DD
Longitude 14.10 DD

Summits

MAM 2737 m upper alpine
MAC 2635 m alpine (or lower/upper alpine ecotone)
MAN 2511 m alpine (or lower/upper alpine ecotone)
FEM 2405 m alpine (or lower/upper alpine ecotone)
IT-CAM, Majella © Photo by Giovanni Pelino

Short description & land use (current/history)

Since fifty years ago, the target region was grazed by large transhumant flocks. Currently, grazing pressure is very low and summit sites are inside a protected area (Majella National Park).

Vegetation boundary lines

in the study area above the beech forest, Pinus mugo and Juniperus alpina are the woody species which reach the alpine belt. They cannot be considered trees so treeline and forestline correspond to beech forest upper limit.

Majella National Park

University of L'Aquila - Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences

Michele Di Musciano
core team member
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University of Molise, Department of Bioscience and Territory, Italy

Angela Stanisci
head of target region
stanisci@unimol.it
Marco Varricchione
core team member
marco.varricchione@gmail.com