Miyazaki University Forests - Japan

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Basic Information
Site Name
Miyazaki University Forests
Short name
MUF
Country
Japan
Web Address
http://www.fsc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/muf/
Site Manager
Masahiro Takagi
Site Description
The site named Miyazaki University Forests is located hilly region in southern part of Kyushu island, Japan. The site is managed by University of Miyazaki to promote scientific research and education about forest ecology and forest industry. Dominant vegetations are evergreen broadleaved forest and Japanese cedar plantation. The Miyazaki University Forests perform various joint studies and is the most active research site located in warm-temperate forest area in Japan.
Last modified
2024-10-15 09:15:58

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1937
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-46)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
aerial photo of the site
aerial photo of the site
Flux tower
Flux tower
evergreen broad leaved forest
evergreen broad leaved forest
Japanese cedar plantation
Japanese cedar plantation
Harvester
Harvester
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 31.855437 Longitude: 131.303973

Size
ca. 501.00ha
Elevation (average)
190.00msl
Elevation (min)
100.00msl
Elevation (max)
280.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.20°C
Precipitation Annual
2820.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
LTER Site Classification
Regular