AgroScapeLab Quillow (ZALF) - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
AgroScapeLab Quillow (ZALF)
Short name
DE-07-UM
Country
Germany
Web Address
AgroScapeLab Quillow
Quillow - ZALF research area
Site Manager
Prof. Gunnar Lischeid
Kristin Meier
Dr. Kathrin Grahmann
Site Description
The site covers the whole catchment of the small river “Quillow” and it is called “AgroScapeLab Quillow” (https://doi.org/10.4228/zalf.7161-ft27). It is located in the north-east lowlands (Uckermark) which is about 90 km North of Berlin and has an area of about 160 km2. It’s a hummocky landscape characterized by gently rolling hills which are the results of glaciation during the Pleistocene. Unconsolidated sediments in a complex setting dominate. The soil pattern of the Quillow catchment is related to topography and the heterogeneity of Pleistocenic deposits. Albic Luvisols, Calcaric Regosols, Calcic Luvisols and Gleyic-Colluvic Regosols can be found. Another result of the ice age forces are the kettle holes (little ponds) which developed in drainless depressions. 74 % of the land is in agricultural use. Small forest patches can be found in the western and southwestern part of the catchment, grassland more in the eastern lowlands. In general the area is only sparsely populated. The ZALF research platform is located in Dedelow.
Last modified
2025-03-27 16:03:24

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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.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_005)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Photos
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Site AgroScapeLab Quillow (Foto: ZALF / Michael Glemnitz)
Site AgroScapeLab Quillow (Foto: ZALF / Michael Glemnitz)
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 53.36 Longitude: 13.8

Size
ca. 29030.93ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
10.00msl
Elevation (max)
100.00msl
Related location(s)
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.84°C
Precipitation Annual
568.90mm
Geology
Glacial orign
Vegetation
arable crops wetlands oak and mixed forests Luzulo-Fagetum Galio-Fagetum
Soils
Stagnic Albeluvisol and Dystric Planosol from glacial deposits, Dystric Arenosols, Planosols and Stagnic Podzolluvisols from periglacial and glacial deposits Fibric Histosols from peat Mollic Gleysols from river sand and Histic Gleysols from peat / river sand Haplic Albeluvisol from glacial deposits
Hydrology
complete watershed of the small river Quillow
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 6 - 10 beds
Equipment notes
Research station including labs, machinery
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
depends on parameters
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Data Policy Notes
ZALF runs the repository ZALF Open Research Data (http://open-research-data-zalf.ext.zalf.de/default.aspx) where citable datasets owning a doi can be accessed. ZALF has a Data Policy entered into force as from 21st January 2019. For further information please contact the workgroup Research Data: dataservice@zalf.de
Data Policy URL
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2567723
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
31 dataset(s) in total:
Bird survey in the lowlands of Northeast Germany 1999-2002
Bird survey in the lowlands of Northeast Germany 2013-2015
Matric potential and soil water content data of eroded Luvisols in weighing lysimeters - AgroScapeLab Quillow
Measurement of ground water chemical ingredients, Quillow catchment, Germany
Measurement of groundwater heads, Quillow catchment, Germany
Measurement of stream water chemical ingredients, Quillow catchment, Germany
Meteorological data from the Uckermark region - AgroScapeLab Quillow 1991
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.