Lake Kinneret - Israel

Basic Information
Site Name
Lake Kinneret
Short name
KLL
Country
Israel
Site Manager
Dr. Gideon Gal
Site Description
The Kinneret Limnological Laboratory (KLL) is situated at the ‘Sapir’ Site (Tabha) on the shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). The Lake Kinneret monitoring program conducted by KLL has been operating since Jan. 1969. The program has provided a unique database and information, due to the sampling resolution, accuracy of the measurements, and their continuity, it is used to make operational decisions and environmental policy. The monitoring program includes several stations around the lake and from numerous depths and includes fixed on-lake, high-resolution, and manual sampling of water samples analyzed in the laboratory. The Kinneret monitoring program has expanded in recent years and currently has four fixed on-lake and ...
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2023-11-09 07:11:57

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1969
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterwater parameterchemical parameteratmospheric parameterbiological parameterphysical parameteralgaespeciesabundancealgaespeciespresenceammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentanimalspeciesabundanceanimalspeciespresencebacillariophyceaeabundancebacillariophyceaebiomassbacillariophyceaebiovolumebacillariophyceaepresencebacteriaabundancebacteriapresencebacterialrespirationchangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitycompositiondissolvednutrientecosystemhealthecosystemstructurefishabundancemicrobialbiomasscarbonmicrobialdiversitymicrobialrespirationpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensityphytoplanktonabundancephytoplanktonbiomasspopulationchangesovertimepopulationdensitypopulationsizerelativeabundancespeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciespresencetotalcarbonzooplanktonabundancezooplanktonbiomassammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphoruschlorophyllcontentofwaterconductivitycurrentdirectioncurrentspeeddissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogendissolvedorganicphosphoruselectricalconductivitylakelevellaketemperaturenitrogencontentoxygenconcentrationoxygensaturationpercentcarbonphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensitypotentialevaporationrainfallvariabilityrivertemperaturesecchidepthsedimentationratespecificconductivitysuspendedsolidstotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonwateraciditywateralkalinitywatercontentwaterdepthwaterheavymetalconcentrationwaterlevelwaterqualitywatersalinitywatertemperaturewatertransmissivitywatertransparencywatervelocitywatervolumeammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphoruscarbontonitrogenratiochemicalcompositionofwaterchlorophyllacontentinwaterdissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogendissolvedorganicphosphorusinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentinorganicnutrientcontentmethaneconcentrationnitrogenbalancenitrogenbudgetnitrogencontentnutrientavailabilitynutrientconcentrationnutrientcontentoxygensaturationpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonpHvalueofwaterredoxpotentialofwaterresidencetimeretentiontimetotalaciditytotalalkalinitytotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonwateraciditywateralkalinitywatersalinitywaterturbidityairhumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourpressureatmosphericpressureglobalradiationirradianceincomingradiationintensitylongwaveradiationmaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperatureminimumtemperaturenetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradiancerelativehumiditywinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)annualnetprimaryproductionbacterialgrowthefficiencybetadiversitybiologicaldiversitybodylengthbodysizecellsizecommunitystructurenetphotosyntheticratenetprimaryproductivitypopulationdensitypopulationsizepopulationstructurepreyavailabilityprimaryproductivitybodylengthbodymassbodysizeheatfluxlatentheatsizedistributionspecificconductivity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Israel✔This site is a verified "LTER Israel" member.
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Sampling
Sampling
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 32.868671 Longitude: 35.552015

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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Large lakes
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Inland spray- and steam-dependent habitats (C3.8)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation (C3.5)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with non-mobile substrates (C3.7)
Inland surface waters (C) » Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies (C3) » Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments (C3.6)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category II – National Park
not applicable
Land Use
primary production
primary production » aquaculture and fishing
primary production » aquaculture and fishing » professional fishing
primary production » other primary production
tertiary production
tertiary production » community services
tertiary production » community services » educational services
tertiary production » community services » other community services
tertiary production » community services » religious services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » cultural services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » open air recreational areas
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » other recreational services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » sports infrastructure
tertiary production » other services
residential use
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » water areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Other transmission types
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 » All over site/catchment
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
https://isramar.ocean.org.il/isramar2009/
LTER Site Classification
Regular