Hokkaido Forest Research Station, Shibecha/Shiranuka - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Hokkaido Forest Research Station, Shibecha/Shiranuka
Short name
Shibecha/Shiranuka
Country
Japan
Operating Organisation
Kyoto University, Field Science Education and Research Center
Site Manager
Ryunosuke Tateno
Site Description
Hokkaido forest research station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University is composed of two branches, Shibecha (1,447ha) and Shiranuka (880ha), which founded in 1949 and 1950, respectively. -----Shibecha Branch----- Shibecha Branch is located on N43°19', E144°37', Shibecha town, Kakawami-gun, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. The climate is strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean, which is characterized by sea fog and cloudy weather in summer, and cold and dry weather in winter. The mean annual precipitation and air temperature from 1986–2015 were 1189 mm and 6.3°C, respectively. The soil of the study site is characterized as andosol. The natural forest of Shibecha Branch is cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved ...
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Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:11

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1949
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
Drone landscape picture around the Shibecha branch of Hokkaido forest research station.
Drone landscape picture around the Shibecha branch of Hokkaido forest research station.
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 43.31667 Longitude: 144.6167

Size
ca. 2327.00ha
Elevation (min)
25.00msl
Elevation (max)
270.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
6.30°C
Precipitation Annual
1189.00mm
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 without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
less frequent in winter than in summer
Site Visit Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
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
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
Data Policy Notes
Depend on the data set
LTER Site Classification
Regular