Choshi Rocky Shore - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Choshi Rocky Shore
Short name
Choshi
Country
Japan
Site Manager
Masahiro Nakaoka
Site Description
Choshi JaLTER site locate along the Pacific coast of Chiba Prefecture, Central Honshu. The coastal site consists of various types of habitats, including algal and seagrass beds, rocky intertidal and subtidal bottoms, boulder shore and high energy sandy beach. This site locates the region where the warm Kuroshio and the cold Oyashio meet, and is characterized by the co-occurrence of warm-water and cold-water derived marine organisms.
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2020-06-29 10:06:10

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2006
Observed properties
ecosystem parametercommunitycompositionspeciescompositionspeciesrichnessdiversityindex
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-23)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.695 Longitude: 140.858

Size
ca. 12.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
-10.00msl
Elevation (max)
10.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Marine
Temperate shelfs and seas
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3)
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1) » High energy littoral rock (A1.1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1) » Low energy littoral rock (A1.3)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral coarse sediment (A2.1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral sand and muddy sand (A2.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral mixed sediments (A2.4)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds (A2.5)
Marine habitats (A) » Infralittoral rock and other hard substrata (A3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.40°C
Precipitation Annual
1659.80mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Graph or object database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 1-5 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
LTER Site Classification
Regular