Archipelago Research Institute (Seili LTER) - Finland

Basic Information
Site Name
Archipelago Research Institute (Seili LTER)
Short name
Seili LTER
Country
Finland
Web Address
Webpages of the Seili LTER, University of Turku
Operating Organisation
Archipelago Research Institute (Seili LTER)
Site Manager
Jari Hänninen
Funding Agency
University of Turku
Site Description
The Archipelago Research Institute is a historical marine station at the island of Seili, located in the middle of the Turku archipelago. The Institute offers various research support services as well as participates in multidisciplinary research of the Baltic Sea, with a special focus on the condition of the Archipelago Sea. The station is open for researchers and visitors year-round.
Last modified
2025-03-28 11:03:40

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1964
Observed properties
Climate
Precipitation Sum:    326 mm
Temperature Mean: 7.22 °C
No reference period has been provided
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 Finland✔This site is a verified "LTER Finland" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
AnaEE✖The affiliation of this site with "AnaEE" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photos
Archipelago Research Institute field station
Archipelago Research Institute field station
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 60.239661 Longitude: 21.962078

Size
ca. 559.57ha
Elevation (min)
36.00msl
Elevation (max)
60.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Marine
Temperate shelfs and seas
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, with angiosperms (B3.3)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Soft sea-cliffs, often vegetated (B3.4)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Supralittoral rock (lichen or splash zone) (B3.1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3) » Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets (B3.2)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Bentho-pelagic habitats (X30)
Habitat complexes (X) » Brackish coastal lagoons (X03)
Habitat complexes (X) » Saline coastal lagoons (X02)
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Baltic exposed circalittoral rock (A4.4)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Baltic moderately exposed circalittoral rock (A4.5)
Marine habitats (A) » Circalittoral rock and other hard substrata (A4) » Baltic sheltered circalittoral rock (A4.6)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral mixed sediments (A2.4)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral mud (A2.3)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2) » Littoral sand and muddy sand (A2.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity (A7.6)
Marine habitats (A) » Sublittoral sediment (A5)
Marine habitats (A) » Sublittoral sediment (A5) » Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated sediment (A5.5)
Marine habitats (A) » Sublittoral sediment (A5) » Sublittoral mixed sediments (A5.4)
Marine habitats (A) » Sublittoral sediment (A5) » Sublittoral sand (A5.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.00°C
Precipitation Annual
350.00mm
Landforms
Bay or Gulf
Coast
Island
Plain
Delta
River
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Land Use
primary production
primary production » aquaculture and fishing
primary production » aquaculture and fishing » professional fishing
primary production » forestry
primary production » forestry » forestry based on intermediate or long rotation
primary production » other primary production
primary production » other primary production » hunting
primary production » other primary production » management of migratory animals
primary production » other primary production » picking of natural products
tertiary production
tertiary production » commercial services
tertiary production » commercial services » accommodation and food services
tertiary production » commercial services » other commercial services
tertiary production » community services
tertiary production » community services » educational services
tertiary production » community services » religious services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » cultural services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » other recreational services
tertiary production » financial professional and information services
transport networks logistics and utilities
transport networks logistics and utilities » logistical and storage services
transport networks logistics and utilities » transport networks
transport networks logistics and utilities » transport networks » water transport
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities
transport networks logistics and utilities » utilities » water and sewage infrastructure
residential use
residential use » other residential use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Intermittent
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Observation devices » Probe continuous measurements
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Graph or object database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Snow mobile
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 10-100 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
12
Maintenance Interval
12
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
LTER Site Classification
LTSER