VULCAN Kiskunsag, KISKUN LTER - Hungary

Basic Information
Site Name
VULCAN Kiskunsag, KISKUN LTER
Short name
hu_kk_VULCAN
Country
Hungary
Web Address
http://www.vulcanproject.com/
Site Manager
György Kröel-Dulay
Gábor Ónodi
Site Description
The sample site of the VULCAN project in Hungary, where research was conducted between 2001 and 2013. We studied the effects of a warming and drying climate on the functioning and organisation of the sand forest-steppe ecosystem. The research activities cover a wide range of areas, including plant phenology, primary productivity, ecophysiology, plant population biology, the role of functional groups, plant biodiversity, biodiversity of specific animal groups, litter decomposition, N-mineralisation, soil respiration, etc.
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Last modified
2025-04-24 13:04:08

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2001
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Hungary✔ (LTER_EU_HU_016)This site is a verified "LTER Hungary" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
Geographic
20 m
50 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 46.864376 Longitude: 19.415194

Size
ca. 0.10ha
Elevation (average)
109.00msl
Elevation (min)
109.00msl
Elevation (max)
109.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Biogeographical Region
Pannonian Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.77°C
Precipitation Annual
570.80mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
only experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Permanent Operation
No
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
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Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
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You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.