Roggeveld post-fire plots - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Roggeveld post-fire plots
Short name
RVP-FP
Country
South Africa
Web Address
SAEON Arid Lands Node/Skilpad Wildflower Reserve site
Operating Organisation
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Site Description
The Mountain Renosterveld of the Roggeveld is situated in the Fynbos Biome and is transitional in nature with a host of Karooid elements belonging to the Succulent Karoo Biome
Last modified
2025-01-21 14:01:58

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1999
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
SAEON✔ (LTER-SAF-ZA-23)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -31.789614 Longitude: 20.008944

Size
ca. 5000.00ha
Elevation (average)
1370.00msl
Elevation (min)
1301.00msl
Elevation (max)
1439.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Chaparral
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.60°C
Precipitation Annual
300.00mm
Geology
Rocks of the Ecca Group and shallow lithosols are characteristic
Vegetation
Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
LTER Site Classification
Regular