Soil Monitoring

Monitoring in Valgrande National Park

Monitoring service for the environmental impacts of grassland habitat restoration and ecosystem services enhancement

Project Info

Client
Val Grande National Park

Country

Piemonte Region

Year

2025 – 2026

Objectives

Monitor vegetation and soil in pilot areas where measures are being implemented to control ferns and rhododendrons and restore grassland habitats. The objective is to study the evolutionary dynamics of vegetation and the carbon sequestration capacity of soils following the restoration of the ecosystem functions of alpine grasslands.

Activities and roles performed

Identification and establishment of permanent experimental demonstration areas.
Multi-year monitoring of soil, vegetation, pollinators, and terrestrial macroinvertebrates.
Determination of carbon stocks.
Development of a monitoring protocol for the coming years.

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