Bornhoeved Lake District - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Bornhoeved Lake District
Short name
DE-06-BH
Country
Germany
Web Address
https://www.nw-fva.de/wir/abteilungen/umweltkontrolle/umweltmonitoring
Operating Organisation
Northwest German Forest Research Institute
Site Manager
Henning Meesenburg
Site Description
Ensemble of agricultural and forestry systems in a catchment area of five consecutively connected lakes
Last modified
2025-03-26 14:03:43

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
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.
ICP Forests✔ (4_101)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_006)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
FutMon
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
Lake Belau and Level II plot 101 (top right)
Lake Belau and Level II plot 101 (top right)
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
Meteo tower
Meteo tower
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 54.099 Longitude: 10.24

Size
ca. 6000.00ha
Elevation (average)
40.00msl
Elevation (min)
30.00msl
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
Fresh water lakes
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
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)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.40°C
Precipitation Annual
711.00mm
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
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based 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
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Lysimeter
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
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) » Cable based
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 » More than 100 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
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
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
2 dataset(s) in total:
Bornhoeved Ecosytem Research
Bornhoeved, biodiversity, 2004-2019
Externally Available Datasets
There is one dataset for this site available in the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR):To see more visit the eLTER DAR.

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.