Birkenes intensive forest monitoring plot (ICP Forests Level II) - Norway

Basic Information
Site Name
Birkenes intensive forest monitoring plot (ICP Forests Level II)
Short name
BI (ICP Forests Level II)
Country
Norway
Operating Organisation
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
Site Manager
Volkmar Timmermann
Site Description
- Crown condition assessments (annual) - Soil water sampling (continuously) and analysis - Throughfall sampling (continuously) and analysis - Foliar sampling and analysis (every 2 years) - Solid soil analysis (every 10-15 years) - Increment measurements (every 5 years) - Ground vegetation analysis (every 5 years)
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Last modified
2023-07-24 14:07:00

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1986
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICP Forests✖ (NO01)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Integrated Monitoring
Geographic
Marker
200 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 58.38393 Longitude: 8.23999

Size
ca. 0.27ha
Elevation (average)
200.00msl
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Ecosystem Type
Forest
Boreal forests/taiga
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Weekly
Observation devices » Lysimeter
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » No staff room
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7