Bornhoeved Lake District - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Bornhoeved Lake District
Short name
DE-06-BH
Country
Germany
Web Address
http://www.ecosystem-management.uni-kiel.de/research/projects?set_language=en
Site Manager
Henning Meesenburg
Keywords
ecosystem functionning
ecosystem observation
ecosystem processes
ecosystem services
Land-use management
Site Description
Ensemble of agricultural and forestry systems in a catchment area of five consecutively connected lakes
Last modified
2020-11-27 02:11:02

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Research Topics
ecology
ecosystem ecology
forest ecology
terrestrial ecology
depositions chemistry
soil chemistry
soil solution chemistry
environmental science
agriculture
Parameters
crop growth rate
dissolved organic carbon in soil
atmospheric parameter
air humidity
air specific humidity
air temperature
air water vapour concentration
air water vapour pressure
dew point
global radiation irradiance
interception
ozone concentration
plant carbon concentration
precipitation intensity
vapor pressure deficit
wind direction
wind direction (mean and gust)
wind speed
wind speed (mean and gust)
biological parameter
canopy cover rate
canopy height
canopy transpiration
change in population size over time
date of start of physiological maturity
emergence date
flowering date
leaf area
leaf area ratio
leaf nutrient
nitrogen content
plant height
plant nitrogen concentration
plant nutrient
plant transpiration
root density
tree age
tree basal area
tree condition
tree diameter
tree height
acid neutralising capacity
ammonium content
ammonium nitrate concentration
ammonium nitrogen content
available phosphorus
base saturation
cation exchange capacity
dissolved nutrient
inorganic carbon content
inorganic nitrogen content
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
percent organic carbon
soil nitrate leaching
soil pH
soil solution concentration
total carbon
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
above ground net primary production
canopy gap area
community composition
diversity index
ecosystem structure
floristic diversity
forest structure
inorganic nutrient content
plant species composition
soil solute amount
species composition
species list
species turnover
tree diameter at breast height
tree distribution
vegetation layer composition
vegetation layer structure
vegetation layer type
soil parameter
carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
dissolved organic nitrogen in soil
pore size
pore size distribution
potential evaporation
pressure head
soil acidity
soil alkalinity
soil bulk density
soil dry bulk density
soil evaporation
soil matrix water potential
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil nutrient
soil pore structure
soil porosity
soil profile water content
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
soil temperature
soil texture
soil volumetric water content
soil water capillary rise
soil water content
soil water content in the root zone
soil water holding capacity
soil water potential
soil water retention
soil water retention curve
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
total organic carbon
Photos
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Level II plot 101 Bornhoeved

Level II plot 101 Bornhoeved

Level II plot 101 Bornhoeved in dormant season

Level II plot 101 Bornhoeved in dormant season

canopy in dormant season

canopy in dormant season

Meteo and air quality station

Meteo and air quality station

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Geographic
Size
6000.00ha
Elevation (average)
40.00msl
Elevation (min)
30.00msl
Elevation (max)
60.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✖ (04_101)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_006)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
ICP Forests (Level II)
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Site information [.json]

Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.40°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
4.90°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
22.00°C
Precipitation Annual
711.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
201.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
66.00mm
Geology
Complicated pattern of glacifluvial, limnetic, organic and anthropogenetic deposits
Vegetation
Crops, grassland, deciduous forest, alder carr
Soils
camibic Arenosols, eutric Arenosols, Luvisols, eutric Luvisols, stagnic Luvisols, Stagnosols, Histosols
Hydrology
Fluvial system (watershed) of connected lakes
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1) » Closed non-Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland (E1.7)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows (E2.1)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Intensively-farmed crops interspersed with strips of natural and/or semi-natural vegetation (X07)
Habitat complexes (X) » Treeline ecotones (X20)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent oligotrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Non-riverine alder woodland (G1.B)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Lines of trees (G5.1)
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Complex Site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » GMS/UMTS
Observation device » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
Data Storage Location
Distributed over multiple institutions
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
1 dataset(s) in total:
Bornhoeved Ecosytem Research
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