Kalkalpen National Park is made up of two mountain ranges * The Reichraminger Hintergebirge is one of Austria's largest distinct forest areas - a sea of forest, which has not yet been dissected by public transportation routes and human habitation. Here, you will also find one of the longest intact stream systems of the Eastern Alps. Old shelters and overgrown trails remind us today of how wood was used and harvested in earlier times. * The Sengsengebirge is a northern outpost of the Limestone Alps. The ca. 20 km long main ridge reaches its highest point at the Hoher Nock (1,963 m). The name Sengsengebirge can be traced back to the use of the forests as a source of energy for the numerous scythe smithies once located here. Facts & Figures Established: July 25, 1997 Area: 20,850 ha Zoning: 89% nature zone, 11% conservation area Property: 88% federally owned (Austrian Forestry Service), 11% privately owned, and 1% municipal property Internationally recognized: as a national park (IUCN category II) since 1998, Ramsar protected area (wetland of global importance), and Natura 2000 area (European nature reserve) since 2004 Elevation: 385 to 1,963 m (Hohe Nock) Main types of rock: Wetterstein limestone, primary dolomite Landscape Classification of Kalkalpen National Park (Updated June 2011) 81% forest 8% mountain pine 6% alpine pastures and meadows 5% rock and scree

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1993

Size :

20 850.00ha

Purpose of Site :

National parks provide enduring protection to unique natural landscapes for the benefit of future generations According to the definition by the International Union for the Protection of Nature and Natural Objects, national parks are natural areas on water or land, which are designated to protect the integrity of one or several ecosystems and to preserve them for current and future generations. They are intended to prevent exploitation and other activities that may cause damage to the area. They are also meant to provide a basis for spirituality, research, education, recreation, and sightseeing that is environmentally and culturally compatible.

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Latitude: 47.772360000000
Longitude: 14.392820000000

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Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

385.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

1 963.00msl

Elevation - Average:

1 100.00msl

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum) FROM:

-2.97°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum) TO :

-2.97°C

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

5.75°C

Precipitation Minimum Monthly :

240.70mm

Precipitation Annual :

1 320.30mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly :

483.10mm

Biome :

Alpine

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Forest
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands

Biogeographical Region:

Alpine

Geology:

The Atlas of Geology gives an overview of the geology landscape of the Kalkalpen National Park http://npk.riskommunal.net/system/web/zusatzseite.aspx?menuonr=221801405&detailonr=221806690

Hydrology:

The Atlas of Hydrology gives an overview of the geology landscape of the Kalkalpen National Park http://npk.riskommunal.net/system/web/zusatzseite.aspx?menuonr=221801405&detailonr=221809113

Soils:

The Atlas of Geomorphology gives an overview of the geology landscape of the Kalkalpen National Park http://npk.riskommunal.net/system/web/zusatzseite.aspx?menuonr=221801405&detailonr=221809070

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

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LTER
EcoPotential (H2020)
ENFORS
IUCN National park
Nationalpark
Natura 2000
Ramsar

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_AT_008

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Extensive

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accredited formal LTER facility

Protection Status and Resource Management

Natura 2000

0 - 25%

IUCN Natural Park

0 - 25%

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

0 - 25%

Management of Resources - Notes:

no management

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Complex Site

Scale of Observation:

entire catchment

Design of Observation:

only observation

Scale of Experiments:

plot scale

Design of Experiments:

partly experimentation

Infrastructure

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Yes

Access Type:

dirt road (4WD)

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (within site) › GMS/UMTS
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › Telephone line
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › GMS/UMTS
Energy and data infrastructure › Data transmission › Data Transmission Type (from Site) › Cable based
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure › Transportation › Vehicle 4WD
Observation device › Temperature Controlled Container
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Paper
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Relational database
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Graph or object database
Data infrastructure › Data services › Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure › Data services › Web Feature Service (WFS)

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different monitoring programmes have different sampling intervalls, from regular sampling to event based sampling

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Data Management

General Data Policy:

The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description

Data Policy Notes:

Free access to data: http://wissensdatenbank.kalkalpen.at/ Free access to spatial data: http://atlas.kalkalpen.at/ and http://www.kalkalpen.at/system/web/sonderseite.aspx?menuonr=225384095&detailonr=225384095 Data are only available if the NPK has the copyrigths or licence for their distribution. In all other cases a formal data request via Email or letter is required and a data sharing agreement has to be signed.

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Central

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Data portal

Data Notes:

data portal only internally; metadata public via metadata form national parks Austria (in development)

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