Aya research site - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Aya research site
Short name
Aya
Country
Japan
Web Address
Aya research site
Site Manager
Satoshi Saito
Site Description
evergreen broad-leaved forest The mature and old-growth forests dominated by Distylium racemosum, Quercus acuta, Q. salicina, Percea thunbergii and other species. In total, more than 50 tree species are found in the 4-ha plot.
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2020-12-18 10:12:32

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1989
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterbiological parameterabovegroundnetprimaryproductiondisturbancepatternecosystemstructureforeststructurecanopygapareatreebasalarea
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-3)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 32.0667 Longitude: 131.15

Size
ca. 4.00ha
Elevation (average)
450.00msl
Elevation (min)
380.00msl
Elevation (max)
520.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.70°C
Precipitation Annual
2829.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular