Belasitsa - Bulgaria

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Site Name
Belasitsa
Short name
Belasitsa
Country
Bulgaria
Site Manager
Nesho Chipev
Site Description
This site is located on the territory of Belasitsa Nature Park. The southwest part of Bulgaria where the Belasitsa mountain is situated falls into the European Broadleaf Forest Region, Macedonian Province. The chestnut belt has area of 2592 ha and is situated between 250 m and 900 m altitude. The forest has complex spatial structure and distorted age structure. The mean age of trees is 95 years but individuals aging 350 years are present, with diameter 2,5 m and height up to 18 m. In the community a tendency for substitution of the chestnut by other tree species is present. The climate is characterized by rainy winter and hot and dry summer. The vegetation period is near 220 days. Data on climate are available from the near by site in the town of Petrich. There are 3 sites with dispositives for meteorological, hydrological and hydrobiological measurements and 3 Forest permanent sample plots.
Last modified
2020-05-18 10:05:36
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
preliminary
Year Established
2009
Purpose
This site is perspective for the study of the interaction biodiversity-functioning. Potential indicator species, besides the chestnut trees, could be lichens, mosses, birds etc. The question of habitat fragmentation can be also studied. This is a site which can be a hot spot for socio-ecological studies in the context of the LTSER platform of LTER-EUROPE.
Research Topics
biology
conservation
biodiversity
community ecology
ecosystem ecology
population ecology
terrestrial ecology
forest ecology
chemistry
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
biological parameter
chemical parameter
ecosystem parameter
soil parameter
water parameter
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Geographic
Size
2592.00ha
Elevation (average)
418.00msl
Elevation (min)
250.00msl
Elevation (max)
900.00msl
Related observation location(s)
Belasitsa
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Bulgaria✖ (LTER_EU_BG_002)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Bulgaria" is not verified.
Projects
Natura 2000
eLTER catalogue
eLTER (H2020)
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Site information [.json]

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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Deciduous Forest
Biogeographical Region
Mediterranean Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.33°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
1.80°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
1.80°C
Precipitation Annual
555.60mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
149.10mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
133.70mm
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Platform
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 storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Infrastructure notes
No research infrastructure present at the site ? 3 sites with
dispositives for meteorological, hydrological and hydrobiological
measurements. There are 3 Forest permanent sample plots, also.
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Storage Location
Distributed over multiple institutions
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
Daily total precipitation (sum) data series from 2003 to 2013 for Belasitsa
Temperature data series from 2003 to 2013 for Belasitsa
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.