Kralova hola - Slovakia

Basic Information
Site Name
Kralova hola
Short name
KraHo
Country
Slovakia
Operating Organisation
Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Site Manager
Matej Mojses
Site Description
Acid alpine grassland on a ridge extending westward from the summit of Mount Kralova Hola in Low Tatra Mountains, Slovakia. Vegetation at the site belong to the alliance Juncion trifidi and it is dominated by graminoid species, including Oreochloa disticha, Festuca supina and Agrostis rupestris, with lower cover of forb and dwarf shrub species.
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2008
Observed properties
ecosystem parameteratmospheric parameterabovegroundnetprimaryproductioncommunitycompositiondiversityindexfloristicdiversityplantspeciescompositionspeciescompositionspecieslistspeciesrichnessspeciesturnoverairhumidityglobalradiationirradianceincomingradiationintensityprecipitationintensitywinddirectionwindspeed
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Slovakia✔ (LTER_EU_SK_009)This site is a verified "LTER Slovakia" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
eLTER catalogue
Teabag
Photos
Kralova hola - open-top chambers
Kralova hola - open-top chambers
Geographic
Marker
1 km
3000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 48.887371 Longitude: 20.124834

Size
ca. 951.00ha
Elevation (average)
1750.00msl
Elevation (min)
1440.00msl
Elevation (max)
1946.00msl
Related location(s)
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Alpine
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
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) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Acid alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-1.20°C
Precipitation Annual
1600.00mm
Geology
metamorphites of crystalline core
Vegetation
Juncion trifidi
Hydrology
terrestrial, dry conditions
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Open-top chambers
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
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
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Equipment notes
Climatic station and open-top chambers installed permanently, other equipment used for campaign measurements
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
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
At least part of the costs of dataset acquisition, retrieval or provision must be recovered.
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
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Policy Notes
At least one of above specified options to be meet
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
Climate Kralova hola_LTER_EU_SK_009_2015-2018
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.