Vindelfjällens Research Station (Vindelfjällens forskningsstation) - Sweden

DEIMS.ID:

https://deims.org/77a7d110-e43a-4b73-beb9-0a387e487550

Basic Information

Site Name:

Vindelfjällens Research Station (Vindelfjällens forskningsstation)

Short name :

Vindelfjällens Research Station

Web Address:

http://www.vindelfjallen.se/de...

Country (Site Location):

Sweden

LTER Member Network:

Sweden (LTER Sweden)

Contact: Site Manager:

Torleif Eriksson

General Site Description:

The Vindelfjällen Research Society was created to enhance research and education in the Vindelfjällen area.

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General Characteristics, Purpose, History

Site Status:

existing

Year Site Established:

1960

Size :

550 000.00ha

Purpose of Site :

The main idea is research station open for scientists from national and international universities

Research Topics:

Parameters:

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Map over Vindel Fjällen Area, the nature reserve

Geographic

Coordinates:

Latitude: 65.958600000000
Longitude: 16.208700000000

Site Details

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

Elevation Range FROM:

350.00msl

Elevation Range TO:

1 792.00msl

Elevation - Average:

750.00msl

Air Temperature: Average Annual:

-0.90°C

Precipitation Annual :

900.00mm

Biome :

Alpine

GEO-BON Biome:

Terrestrial

Ecosystem and Land Use:

Alpine
Forest
Boreal forests/taiga
Taiga

Biogeographical Region:

Alpine

eLTER Parameters

eLTER Parameters:

- Biodiversity (following the Essential Biodiversity Variables approach)
  - Terrestrial
    - Level Species population
      Species distribution
      Object (taxon)
      Birds
      Fish
      Insects
      Mammals
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Electronic sensors (e.g. Electronic counter, Motion detector)
      Other
      Species abundance
      Object (taxon)
      Birds
      Fish
      Insects
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 hectare
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Other
      Population structure by age or size class
      Object (taxon)
      Fish
      Mammals
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 hectare
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Other
      Identity (presence)
      Object (taxon)
      Birds
      Fish
      Mammals
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Other
    - Level Species traits
      Phenology
      Object (taxon)
      Birds
      Mammals
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 hectare
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Other
      Demographic traits
      Object (taxon)
      Birds
      Insects
      Mammals
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 hectare
      1 square kilometer
      more than 1 square kilometer
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      more than ten years
      Mode of operation
      Continuous operation
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      more than monthly
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Other
  - Rivers and Lakes
    - Level Species population
      Species distribution
      Object (taxon)
      Fish
      Spatial extent (choose closest match)
      1 hectare
      Temporal extent (sampling history, choose closest match)
      five years
      Mode of operation
      Campaign based
      Sampling rate (or sampling rate per campaign)
      less than daily
      Do you use any sensor methods?
      Electronic sensors (e.g. Electronic counter, Motion detector)

Network Affiliation and Network Specific Information

Affiliation:

LTER

LTER related

LTER Site Code:

LTER_EU_SE_015

LTER Site Classification/Category:

Regular

Accreditation Status by LTER Member Network:

Accredited formal LTER facility

Protection Status and Resource Management

Nature reserve

75 - 100%

Management of Resources :

Yes

Management of Resources - Percent of Site:

75 - 100%

Design and Scale of Site

Site Type (Spatial Design):

Simple Site

Scale of Observation:

plot within catchment

Design of Observation:

partly observation

Scale of Experiments:

plot scale

Design of Experiments:

partly experimentation

Infrastructure

Accessible All Year :

Yes

All parts of Site Accessible:

Access Type:

regular car

Permanent Power Supply:

Yes

Infrastructure:

Maintenance infrastructure › Snow clearing equipment
Maintenance infrastructure › Snow clearing frequency › Daily
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 (from Site) › Cable based
Energy and data infrastructure › Energy supply › Permanent Power Supply Location › Central station(s)
Supporting infrastructure › Lodging at site › > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure › Staff room at site › 2 - 5 places
Data infrastructure › Data storage › Unstructured file
Data infrastructure › Data services › Other data services

Operation

Permanent Operation:

Yes

Data Management

General Data Policy:

depending on the way data is collected, general data collected by the station avalible , data collected by research group data availability in agreement with researcher

Data Storage Location :

Distributed over multiple institutions

Data services :

Other data service

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