Abby Road NEON - United States of America

Basic Information
Site Name
Abby Road NEON
Short name
ABBY
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/field-sites-map/ABBY
Site Manager
Ben Vierra
Site Description
Abby Road (ABBY) is a relocatable site within NEON's Domain 16: Pacific Northwest. Abby is located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a young forest, ABBY field site provides an interesting comparison to NEON's WREF site which is located in a nearby old growth forest that is primarily used for research. Sampling plots at ABBY have been established across a mixed landscape of timber plantations ranging from clear cut stands to stands planted in the mid-1960s. Several recreational paths actually cross through the field site. Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a young forest, ABBY field site provides an interesting comparison to NEON's WREF site which is located in a nearby old growth forest that is ...
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Last modified
2021-03-03 11:03:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2016
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (ABBY)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
Abby Tower
Abby Tower
Geographic
2 km
1 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 45.76243 Longitude: -122.33033

Size
ca. 2987.00ha
Elevation (average)
363.00msl
Elevation (min)
287.00msl
Elevation (max)
708.00msl
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Site information [.json]

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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Grasslands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.00°C
Precipitation Annual
2530.00mm
Geology
Situated in the western Washington foothills of the Cascade Range, historic volcanic and glacial activity largely defines the geology of ABBY. Andesite flows dating to the Oligocene age dominate the area, with some pre-Fraser alpine glacial drift influenc
Vegetation
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) dominate the upper canopy in older stands, with pockets of red alder (Alnus rubra) in mixed forest zones. In recently logged areas, western red cedar (Thuja plicata) grows between the planted Douglas fir. The understory varies with succession; short stature vine maple (Acer cercinatum) is often found in recently logged parcels while salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) is more common in shrubby habitats. Salal (Gaultheria shallon) and Cascara buckthorn (Frangula purshiana) are found throughout the ABBY site.
Soils
The physical and chemical weathering of igneous rock and volcanic ash produced the majority of soil types present at ABBY, including the Cinebar, Kinney, Larchmount, Olympic, Ferteg, Huss, and Aschoff soil series . Most series have only a minor presence;
Site Type
Non-stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Accessible All Year
Yes