Suserup - Denmark

Basic Information
Site Name
Suserup
Short name
Suserup
Country
Denmark
Web Address
Location on map
The Danish LTER-DK
the foundation owning the forest
Operating Organisation
University of Copenhagen, Dept Geosciences&Natural Resource Management
Site Manager
Prof. Lars Vesterdal
Prof. Inger Kappel Schmidt
Dr. Morten Ingerslev
Funding Agency
Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Site Description
Suserup Skov (19.2 ha) is an old growth temperate forest dominated by beech Fagus sylvatica, pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra, and black alder Alnus glutinosa, admixed with lime Tilia platyphyllos and sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus. KU/IGN-SNB, is a 19,2 ha old-growth beech-dominated mixed deciduous forests on western Zealand owned by Sorø Academy. The forest use dates back to 4200 BC. A conservation act was placed on the forest in 1925 for biological and recreational purposes but allowing a minimum odd felling until the act was updated in 1961 to a non-intervention forest. The forest is unique at European level in terms of nonintervention, and the long-term status as ...
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2024-04-19 10:04:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Observed properties
ecosystem parametersoil parameterbiological parameterchemical parameteratmospheric parameterlandscape parameterphysical parameterenvironmental parameteragricultural parameterremote sensing parameterabovegroundbiomassabovegroundnetprimaryproductionbiodiversitylossbiomassallocationbioticdiversitycanopyheightcanopystructuredeadwoodvolumedissolvednutrientdisturbancepatterndiversityindexdrymattercontentecosystemstructurefloristiccompositionfloristicdiversityforestcoverforeststructurehabitatcomplexityhabitatdegradationhabitatdisturbancehabitatheterogeneityhabitatstructurehabitatuseinorganicnutrientcontentlandcovertypeleafarealeafareaindexleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientlitterresidencetimelittersizemicrobialbiomasscarbonpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonplantcoverplantdistributionplantdiversityplantnutrientplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciesrichnessrelativeabundancerootbiomassspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciesrichnesstotalcarbontreeagetreebasalareatreeconditiontreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributiontreeheightvegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructurevegetationlayertypevegetationpatternvegetationstructureammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphoruscarbondioxideconcentrationcarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacityconductivitydissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenperchedwatertabledepthporestructureporewatercontentpotentialevaporationsoilaciditysoilalkalinitysoilbasesaturationsoilbulkdensitysoilcarbonstoragesoilclassificationsoildepthsoildrybulkdensitysoilgravimetricwatercontentsoilmatrixwaterpotentialsoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnitrogensoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilparticlesizesoilpHsoilporestructuresoilporositysoilsolutionconcentrationsoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwaterholdingcapacitysoilwaterretentionsoilwaterretentioncurvesoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizontotalorganiccarbonabovegroundbiomassageclassagedistributionagestructureannualnetprimaryproductionbetadiversitybiologicaldiversitybreastheightdiametercanopycoverratecanopyheightcommunitypatterncommunitystructurecrownclosureforestcoverfunctionaldiversityleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientmicrobialbiomasscarbonnetprimaryproductivitynitrogencontentnitrogendioxidefluxnutrientfluxplantcarbonconcentrationplantcoverplantgrowthrateplantheightplantnitrogenconcentrationplantnutrientprimaryproductivityrootbiomassrootdryweighttreeagetreebasalareatreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreeheightammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphorusbasecationscontentinwaterbasesaturationbuffercapacitycarbontonitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitychemicalcompositionchemicalcompositionofwaterdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogendissolvedorganicphosphorusinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentinorganicnutrientcontentnitrogenavailabilitynitrogenbalancenitrogenbudgetnutrientavailabilitysoilaciditysoilcarbonstoragesoilnitrateleachingsoilnitrogensoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilsolutionpHtotalaciditytotalalkalinitytotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonairtemperaturedaylightlengthinterceptionmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperaturemethaneconcentrationminimumtemperatureplantcarbonconcentrationprecipitationintensityreflectedglobalradiationirradiancerelativehumiditysaturatedwatercontentsolarradiationvaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)landcoverlanduselanduseintensitylandusepatternlandscapecompositionlandscapeconnectivitylandscapefragmentationlandscapeheterogeneitylandscapemetricslandscapepatternlandscapestructurebreastheightdiameterbulkdensitycanopyheightdrybulkdensityenvironmentalheterogeneitygroundsurfacetemperaturegroundtemperatureamountofnitrateleachingamountofnitrogenleachinginterception
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Denmark✖ (LTER_EU_DK_02)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Denmark" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
Suserup is an old growth forests and unique in a Danish context
Suserup is an old growth forests and unique in a Danish context
Geographic
100 m
300 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 55.378352 Longitude: 11.559135

Size
ca. 19.00ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
20.00msl
Elevation (max)
70.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Evergreen Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.00°C
Precipitation Annual
651.00mm
Geology
glacial till
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
ICP forest site with continuously sampling of environmental parameters
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Data Policy Notes
The site has an ICP-forest site where data are available on request through ICP-forest. The rest of the forest is used in numerous projects and collaboration is always welcome
LTER Site Classification
Regular