OZCAR-RI PEATLAND La Guette - France

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Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI PEATLAND La Guette
Short name
LGT
Country
France
Site Manager
Jean-Sébastien Moquet
Site Description
This is a peatland located in Sologne, 80 km south of Orléans. La Guette peatland is one of the four sites of the SNO Tourbières (CNRS). All the sites of the SNO Tourbières are part of OZCAR (French Observatory on the critical zone). The site was hydrologicaly disturbed. Restoration works took place in 2014. A labeling procedure has began to become associated site of ICOS.
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Last modified
2025-04-30 12:48:27

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2008
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
OZCAR RI✔This site is a verified "OZCAR RI" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICOS✔ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_FR-LGt)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER France✔ (CZO_EU_FR_243)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Photos
Long term instrumentation at La Guette peatland
Long term instrumentation at La Guette peatland
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.32169 Longitude: 2.28047

Size
ca. 19.79ha
Elevation (average)
152.00msl
Elevation (min)
147.00msl
Elevation (max)
157.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2) » Poor fens and soft-water spring mires (D2.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.00°C
Precipitation Annual
880.00mm
Vegetation
The typical fen vegetation is being replaced by common species such as Molinia caerulea, Betula spp and Pinus sylvestris.
Soils
The soil is an histosol.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
sub-catchment within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 10-100 kW
Equipment notes
The infrastructure is composed of an eddy covariance station, 2 meteo-soil stations, 6 groundwater level stations, 2 hydrological stations (water column height + dissolved organic carbon).
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
60
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Master
Datasets available via the ICOS Data Portal
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