Doode Bemde - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Doode Bemde
Short name
Dyle Valley
Country
Belgium
Web Address
Doode Bemde, Natuurpunt
Doode Bemde, Vrienden van Heverleebos en Meerdaalwoud
Operating Organisation
Natuurpunt
Site Manager
Piet De Becker
Dr. Dries Adriaens
MSc Tom De Dobbelaer
MSc Cécile Herr
Site Description
The site comprises 4 km stretch of a complete alluvial floodplane managed as a private nature reserve some 10 kilometer upstream of the city of Leuven. Since 1990, human interference in the river channel has stopped resulting in a spontaneous meander evolution and roughening of the river channel. This has induced frequent (e.g. yearly) inundations, thus avoiding flood damage in the city of Leuven downstream and this without creating the usual storm basins.
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Last modified
2025-01-07 11:01:07

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_29)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
1 km
3000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.816667 Longitude: 4.647222

Size
ca. 400.00ha
Elevation (average)
30.00msl
Elevation (min)
25.00msl
Elevation (max)
35.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows (E2.1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3) » Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland (E3.4)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Species-rich helophyte beds (C3.1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Water-fringing reedbeds and tall helophytes other than canes (C3.2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, smooth-flowing watercourses (C2.3)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Base-rich fens and calcareous spring mires (D4)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Base-rich fens and calcareous spring mires (D4) » Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks (D4.1)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water (D5.2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Reedbeds normally without free-standing water (D5.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Broadleaved swamp woodland not on acid peat (G1.4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Highly artificial broadleaved deciduous forestry plantations (G1.C)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Non-riverine alder woodland (G1.B)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Lines of trees (G5.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Small broadleaved deciduous anthropogenic woodlands (G5.2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.00°C
Precipitation Annual
880.00mm
Landforms
River
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » agriculture » commercial agricultural production
primary production » forestry
primary production » forestry » forestry based on continuous cover
primary production » forestry » forestry based on intermediate or long rotation
primary production » other primary production
primary production » other primary production » hunting
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » land areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » water areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.