The study plot was established by the Institute of Forest Ecology (Mendel University in Brno) in 1968, namely in connection with the UNESCO International Biological Programme (IBP) and the UNESCO programme "Man and the Biosphere" (MAB). The study plot is carried out in the natural forest region 30 – Drahanská Vrchovina upland (Drahanský bioregion, 1.52) about 1 km west of the village of Němčice in the Czech Republic on the modal oligotrophic Cambisol (KAmd´) of a fir-beech forest vegetation zone (4 FVZ) with forest type 5S1 – Abieto-Fagetum mesotrophicum with Oxalis acetosella (4AB3 – Fageta quercino abietina, union Luzulo-Fagion, association Luzulo-Fagetum) at an a altitude of 600–660 m at sites of autochthonous mixed forests. Research is aimed at ecological aspects of the transformation of spruce monocultures and optimation of management procedures at the application of sustainable management in forests. Recently, research is aimed at possibilities of the adaptation of forest stands on effects of an expected climate change. The main oriented research in present is: (i) study of mesoclimate and microclimate, (ii) evaluation of water balance, (iii) phenology of tree species, (iv) study of biogeochemical cycle (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur), (v) study of decomposition and soil processes, and (vi) evaluation of biodiversity.

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1975

Size :

11.50ha

Purpose of Site :

Long-term monitoring of energy and elements flow. Evaluating physiological processes (photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration). Evaluation of spruce ecosystem functioning and estimation of spruce ecosystem evolution in the future under expected climate changes. Studying processes influencing tree growth and evaluating changes in proportions of particular biomass fractions.

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 49.443600000000
Longitude: 16.696700000000

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Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

625.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

640.00msl

Elevation - Average:

633.00msl

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum) FROM:

-3.88°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum) TO :

19.15°C

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

6.50°C

Precipitation Minimum Monthly :

4.00mm

Precipitation Annual :

717.00mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly :

167.00mm

Biome :

Mixed Forest

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Biogeographical Region:

Continental

Geology:

Parent material - acid granodiorit, strongly myolitized and disturbed by weathering processes.

Hydrology:

Research station is located on the eastern slope of watershed ridge oriented in the direction N-S, in an altitude of 625 m. The slope in a lenght of about 600 sinks from the watershed ridge (640 m) eastward off the experimental plot to the valley plain of the Němčice creek, being in altitudes 590-570 m.

Vegetation:

Fir-beech forest vegetation zone (Fageta quercino abietina, union Luzulo-Fagion, association Luzulo-Fagetum).

Soils:

Cambisol (World reference base for soil resources 2014)

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation:

LTER

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_CZ_017

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Master

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accredited formal LTER facility

ExpeER Classification:

Highly Instrumented Observational Site

Protection Status and Resource Management

0 - 25%

Management of Resources :

Yes

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

75 - 100%

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Simple Site

Scale of Observation:

plot without link to explicit catchment

Design of Observation:

mainly observation

Scale of Experiments:

plot scale

Design of Experiments:

mainly experimentation

Infrastructure

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Yes

Access Type:

regular car

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › No data transmission from site
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Supply Location › Central station(s)
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Produced › 1-5 kW
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › 1 - 5 beds
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › 1 place
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 4WD
Observation device › Measurement tower › Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Paper
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Unstructured file
Data infrastructure › Data services › Data portal

Operation

Permanent Operation:

Site Visit Interval:

Every 14 days

Maintenance Interval:

Every 5 days

Data Management

General Data Policy:

Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset

Data Storage Location :

Distributed over multiple institutions

Data services :

Data portal

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