Boergefjell - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Boergefjell
Short name
Boergefjell
Country
Norway
Site Manager
Erik Framstad
Site Description
long-term terrestrial ecosystem monitoring site for biodiversity components (ground vegetation, epiphytes, small mammals, birds) located in a wide mountain valley in the north boreal (spruce and birch forest) and low alpine zones (tundra)
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Last modified
2023-07-24 15:07:31

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Norway✔ (LTER_EU_NO_004)This site is a verified "LTER Norway" member.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 65.061 Longitude: 13.815

Size
ca. 10000.00ha
Elevation (average)
550.00msl
Elevation (min)
490.00msl
Elevation (max)
930.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Tundra
Ecosystem Type
Boreal forests/taiga
Tundra
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub (F2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-0.92°C
Precipitation Annual
1110.90mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category II – National Park
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment notes
there are no allocated facilities at the site
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
sampling of fauna annually, of ground vegetation and epiphytes every 5 yrs
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.