Sado Station of Niigata University Forest - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Sado Station of Niigata University Forest
Short name
Sado Island
Country
Japan
Web Address
http://www.agr.niigata-u.ac.jp/fc/mori...English%20page.h
Operating Organisation
Niigata University
Site Manager
Kosuke Homma
Funding Agency
Niigata University
Site Description
NUF (500ha), which is in the Faculty of Agriculture of Niigata University, is located on Osado Mountains in Sado Island. NUF was found on 1955 and it has been used mainly for education and research of forestry and forest science. NUF has been noted for huge, long-lived conifer timbers (Cryptmeria japonica), two endemic mammals (Lepus brachyurus lyoni and Sorex sadonis), an endemic beetle (Damaster blaptoides capito), and many endangered perennial flowers. Four investigators and Seven technicians are engaged in the station.
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2020-12-18 10:12:15

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1955
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterbiological parameteratmospheric parametergenetic parameterlandscape parametertreedistributiondisturbancepatternecosystemstructureforeststructurecanopygapareahabitatstructurecommunitycompositiondeadwooddecayingratespeciescompositionspeciesrichnessspeciesabundancespeciespresencebirdspresencespeciesturnoverdiversityindexplantheightcanopycoverratetreeagetreediametertreeheightleafareatreeconditiontreebasalareaprecipitationintensityskytemperaturewinddirectionwindspeedallelefrequencylanduse
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-41)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
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Location of NUF
Location of NUF
Geographic
500 m
2000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.2 Longitude: 138.433

Size
ca. 500.00ha
Elevation (average)
600.00msl
Elevation (min)
250.00msl
Elevation (max)
900.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate coniferous forests
Grasslands
Rivers
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1800.00mm
Vegetation
40% of 500ha is covered by primary cool temperate coniferous-broadleaved mixed forest dominated by Cryptmeria japonica, Tilia japonica, Acer mono & Magnolia obovata. Tree growth is affected heavily by winter wind and snowpack. Regeneration of tree species is mainly by sprouting.
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
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Equipment notes
AWS (temp., humidity, rain, wind speed, wind direction, radiation, rain) with radio transmission system
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
60
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 sensor(s) in total:
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