Poloniny National Park LTSER - Slovakia

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Site Name
Poloniny National Park LTSER
Short name
Poloniny
Country
Slovakia
Operating Organisation
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Site Manager
Peter Bezák
Site Description
The area is located in north-east of Slovakia on the border with Poland and the Ukraine, in Bukovské vrchy mountains which are part of the Carpathian mountain range. It has a highland to upland character. The study area is in Snina district within the Prešov region and is part of the National Park of Poloniny and East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve. It belongs to ŕemore wilderness areas in Slovakia, remote from industrial centres and with restricted accessibility. In the year of 1980-1986, 7 villages were removed as a result of construction of the water reservoir Starina. There are currently 10 villages within the study area.
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2024-09-09 10:09:33

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1994
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Slovakia✔ (LTER_EU_SK_010)This site is a verified "LTER Slovakia" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
EuroMAB✖The affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
eLTER catalogue
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 49.077123 Longitude: 22.354749

Size
ca. 34191.00ha
Elevation (average)
700.00msl
Elevation (min)
240.00msl
Elevation (max)
1221.00msl
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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
Agricultural
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Alpine 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) » Low and medium altitude hay meadows (E2.2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Mountain hay meadows (E2.3)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub (F3)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Base-rich fens and calcareous spring mires (D4)
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) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant alder, birch, poplar or willow (G1.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4) » Mixed fir - spruce - beech woodland (G4.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1000.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
Data Policy Notes
At least one of options specified above to be meet
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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.