National Park Hainich - Germany

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Basic Information

Site Name

National Park Hainich

Short name

DE-09-HA

Country

Germany

Web Address

http://www.nationalpark-hainich.de/ueberblick/english.html

Site Manager

Manfred Grossmann

Keywords

Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Hainich

National Park Hainich

Site Description

Hainich is a large deciduous forest area in Thuringia and is situated in central Germany not far from the town of Eisenach with the famous Wartburg Castle. With a total area of ca. 16.000 hectares (13.000 hectares of which is forest), Hainich is the largest continuos area of deciduous forest in Germany. On the 31.12.1997 the southern part of Hainich, with an area of 7.500 hectares, was declared Germany’s 13th National Park. Since then it has been seen as a place of relaxation close to nature that is open to sustainable tourism. The area has gone through an amazing development which is quite unique. Since 2011 Hainich is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany".

Last modified

2020-06-29 10:06:38

General Characteristics and Status

Site Status

Operational

Year Established

1998

Research Topics

environmental science

global change

soil science

social sciences

Parameters

atmospheric parameter

air humidity

air water vapour concentration

air specific humidity

air temperature

air water vapour pressure

carbon dioxide concentration

methane concentration

interception

precipitation intensity

daylight length

diffuse radiation intensity

direct radiation intensity

sunshine duration

incoming radiation intensity

irradiance

long wave radiation

net far infrared radiation irradiance

radiation below canopy intensity

reflected global radiation irradiance

reflected radiation intensity

solar radiation

diffuse solar radiation intensity

wind direction

wind direction (mean and gust)

wind speed

wind speed (mean and gust)

plant carbon concentration

mean annual precipitation

air parameter

diffuse reflectance

maximum temperature

mean annual air temperature

mean annual temperature

above ground net primary production

groundwater permeability

alpha diversity

bacterial diversity

canopy structure

fungi species abundance

fungi species presence

plant species presence

plant species richness

environmental parameter

ground surface temperature

remote sensing parameter

groundwater permeability

water colour

Photos

Deadwood in the National Park Hainich. (picture: T. Stephan)

Springtime with blooming wild garlic. (picture: T. Stephan)

Summer in the National Park Hainich. (picture: T. Stephan)

The Betteleiche is a famous landmark of the National Park Hainich. (picture: J. Fischer)

A Treetop Walk allows visitors to explore the National Park from above. (picture: T. Stephan)

The Hainich is home of the retiring European wildcat. (picture: T. Stephan)

Geographic

Size

7500.00ha

Elevation (average)

370.00msl

Elevation (min)

225.00msl

Elevation (max)

500.00msl

Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation

Projects

IUCN National park

EUROPARC

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Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

GEO-BON Biome

Fresh water lakes

Terrestrial

Biome

Mixed Forest

Ecosystem and Land Use

Forest

Grasslands

Lakes

Biogeographical Region

Continental Bio-geographical Region

Air Temperature: Average Annual

8.23°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)

-4.90°C

Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)

22.00°C

Precipitation Annual

625.90mm

Precipitation Maximum Monthly

145.00mm

Precipitation Minimum Monthly

4.50mm

Geology

The geological underground is characterized by shell limestone formations. The majority of the area is occupied by the upper shell limestone. Middle and lower shell limestone are to be found mainly in the area of ??the western enclosure of the Hainich to Werratal. On a small scale in the National Park also occures keuper, sandstone and the Permian. The eastern slope of the Hainich is covered with loess coverings, which increase in thickness towards the Thuringian Basin. In the area of ??the south-west slope several tectonic disturbances occur.

Vegetation

On the well nutrient-supplied, fresh to dry locations on the eastern side of the Hainich the natural vegetation is predominantly barley-beech forests in alternation with woodruff-beech forests. On the west roof, which has a more atlantic character, mountain-seeweed-forest-barley-beech forests, on south- and west-exposed, drier upper slopes, would also grow small orchid-beech forests.
Currently, 70.4% of the area of ??the National Park is forest. Beech forests account for the largest share here, at 3.084 ha, followed by ash forests (987 ha, of which more than 2/3 are pioneer forests). Oak forests occur on 348 ha. Other deciduous forest biotopes (eg maple and lime forests) and coniferous forests are only represented with small areas. In the open country, mesophilic grassland (824 ha), (semi) dry grasslands (553 ha) as well as fallow shrubs, perennials and grasslands (558 ha) have the largest proportion of acreage; In addition, almost 200 hectares of shrubbery are added.

Soils

Depending on the skeletal content and the influence of loess clay, particularly rendzina and brown earth-rendzina have developed as soil types in pending limestone. As far as clay cover occur, Terra fusca (with transitions to brown earth), Pararendzina and Kalkpelosole are also found here. All soils in the National Park are rich trophies.

Hydrology

In the eastern part of the National Park, elongated, shallow, south-west to north-eastern brook valleys with temporary streams are characteristic. Leaching processes in the subsoil (especially in the middle shell limestone) have also resulted in numerous smaller sinkholes in this area. Some are (or were) vermoort, others are filled with water. The rivers in the western part are also temporarily water-bearing source streams; natural standing waters or moorland formations are missing here.

EUNIS habitat

Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)

Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)

Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Sparsely wooded grasslands (E7)

Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)

Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Hedgerows (FA)

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) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design)

Complex Site

Design of Experimentation

partly experimentation

Scale of Experimentation

plot scale

Design of Observation

mainly observation

Scale of Observation

plot within catchment

Infrastructure

Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file

Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database

Data infrastructure » Metadata standards » ISO19115/19139

Data infrastructure » Metadata standards » INSPIRE MD Specification

Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW

Energy and data infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Telephone line

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters. receivers. centralstation)

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Satellite

Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Cable based

Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Weekly

Observation device » Temperature Controlled Container

Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places

Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds

Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD

Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD

Infrastructure notes

Basically, solid utilities, accommodation and major attractions are not in, but are located directly on the National Park. However, the facilities mentioned in the following destinations appear to be unproblematic for the National Park due to their location. To the south of Kammerforst was created the forest playground Wildkatzenkinderwald with an environmental education facility, which can be reached via the car parks Zollgarten (south of Kammerforst) and Rüspelsweg (west of Flarchheim).
At the Turnerbank a barbecue area was built.
Four huts are available to the hiker in the National Park (Totenkopf, Ihlefeld, Rennstieg am Otterbühl and the Craulaer Kreuz car park). At the Thiemsburg, especially with the opening of the treetop walk in 2005, the largest tourist attraction in the National Park and a concentration point for the visitors emerged. Here are also the National Park Center, a lodging, a restaurant and toilets. On the Ihlefeld a mobile supply device is offered.
In the National Park, observation and observation pulpits were erected at three selected locations: Silbersee, Zollgarten, Wartburgblick.

Accessible All Year

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible

Access Type

paved road

Permanent Power Supply

Yes

Operation

Permanent Operation

Yes

Data Management

General Data Policy

Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers

Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider

Legal permission for dataset use is obtained

Data Storage Location

Distributed within institution

Network related information

LTER Site Classification

Regular

Additional data

There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:

Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Precipitation Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure Change	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind Speed	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature	RCP26	RCP45	RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.