Restingas and coastal lagoons of the northern Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Basic Information
Site Name
Restingas and coastal lagoons of the northern Rio de Janeiro
Short name
RLaC
Country
Brazil
Site Manager
Francisco Esteves
Ana Petry
Site Description
On the quaternary coastal plains of the northern of Rio de Janeiro State, the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park Brazil encompass 11 vegetational units varying from shrub vegetation (locally known as "restinga") to inundated forest and 18 coastal lagoons which differ largelly in salinity. Organisms such as reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, aquatic and terrestrial plants and processes (carbon cycling) have being study since 1999 under this site of the Brazilian Long Term of Ecological Studies innitiative.
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2020-06-29 10:06:57

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1999
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Brazil✔ (RLaC)This site is a verified "LTER Brazil" member.
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -22.1763888889 Longitude: -41.5302777778

Size
ca. 14.86ha
Elevation (average)
5.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
20.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Fresh water lakes
Terrestrial
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Temporary lakes, ponds and pools (C1.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
25.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1400.00mm
Geology
Quaternary coastal plain.
Vegetation
Shrub vegetation and inundated forest.
Soils
Sandy soils prevailing.
Hydrology
Chocked and temporary lagoons and pools.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
60
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular