Gontrode - Aelmoeseneie Forest - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Gontrode - Aelmoeseneie Forest
Short name
Gontrode
Country
Belgium
Web Address
Aelmoeseneiebos
LTER-Belgium
Site Manager
Kris Verheyen
Site Description
The Aelmoeseneie Forest is a 28.5 ha mixed deciduous forest in the community of Gontrode, just southeast of Ghent. The largest part of the forest is ‘ancient forest’, i.e. it is permanently forested since before 1775, while the forest is surrounded by agricultural land (mostly pastures). The soil consists of a silt loam to loam soil (Planosol), overlaying a mosaic of tertiary clayey and sandy deposits with high base saturation starting at 50 cm depth. Forest management is designed to obtain a more natural tree species composition and to conserve biodiversity. More info can be found at www.aelmoeseneiebos.ugent.be.
Last modified
2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1987
Observed properties
soil parameterchemical parameterecosystem parameterbiological parameterwater parametercarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacityinorganiccarboncontentpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonsoilaciditysoilbasesaturationsoilbulkdensitysoilcarbonstoragesoilclassificationsoildepthsoildrybulkdensitysoilnitrogensoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilorganicresidualsoilparticlesizesoilpHsoilprofilewatercontentsoilsalinitysoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwaterretentionsoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizontotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonacidneutralisingcapacityammoniumnitrateconcentrationbasecationscontentinwatercarbontonitrogenratiochemicalcompositionofwaterconcentrationofnitrogeninseedsdissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogenleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientnitrateflowindrainpHvalueofwatersoilaciditysoilnitrogensoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilsalinitysoilsoluteamountsoilsolutionconcentrationsoilsolutionpHwateralkalinitybryophytescoverbryophytespresencecanopycoverratefloristiccompositionfloweringdategroundwaterlevelleafarealeafareaindexleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientleafsizeplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceseedyieldtreediameteratbreastheighttreeheightdateofstartofphysiologicalmaturityfloweringdateleafnitrogenconcentrationleafsizeplantnutrientseedmassseedproductionseedyieldtreebasalareatreeconditiontreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalityacidneutralizingcapacityofwaterammoniumnitrateconcentrationdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterelectricalconductivitygroundwaterlevelnitrogencontentsnowwaterequivalentwateralkalinity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✔ (2_16)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_03)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
NEC Directive (2016/2284)
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
FutMon
Teabag
ICP Forests (Level I)
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
Aspect of spring flowering
Aspect of spring flowering
Geographic
300 m
500 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.975029 Longitude: 3.798124

Size
ca. 43.09ha
Elevation (average)
20.00msl
Elevation (min)
12.00msl
Elevation (max)
21.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.60°C
Precipitation Annual
786.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
Ground vegetation data ICP Forests Level II plot Gontrode
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.