Fray Jorge Experimental Site - Chile

Basic Information
Site Name
Fray Jorge Experimental Site
Short name
FJNP
Country
Chile
Web Address
Corporacion Nacional Forestal - CONAF
LTSER-Chile Network
Site Manager
Julio Gutierrez
Operating Organisation
Corporacion Nacional Forestal
Site Description
The Fray Jorge experimental site is located inside the Fray Jorge National Park, in the Region of Coquimbo. Its characteristic vegetation is Mediterranean and at the top of the coastal range exists evergreen temperate forests (cloud forests). The climate is Mediterranean with coastal influence.
Last modified
2020-12-18 10:12:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Research Topics
biology
conservation
ecology
animal ecology
biodiversity
species diversity
community ecology
community dynamics
successional dynamics
trophic dynamics
ecosystem ecology
ecosystem function
evolutionary ecology
forest ecology
microbial ecology
plant ecology
vegetation dynamics
population ecology
population dynamics
terrestrial ecology
phenology
physiology
ecophysiology
chemistry
biogeochemistry
soil chemistry
water chemistry
geology
hydrology
meteorology
climatology
climate monitoring
physics
soil physics
geography
biogeography
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
air humidity
air temperature
air water vapour pressure
atmospheric pressure
interception
precipitation intensity
biological parameter
leaf area
nitrogen content
plant height
plant nutrient
plant transpiration
tree age
tree diameter
tree height
below ground autotrophic respiration
ecosystem parameter
above ground net primary production
litter residence time
microbial diversity
tree distribution
Photos
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Geographic
Size
9959.00ha
Elevation (average)
230.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
700.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTSER Chile✔ (LTER-SAM-CL-1)This site is a verified "LTSER Chile" member.
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Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Desert-scrub
Ecosystem and Land Use
Desert
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Air Temperature: Average Annual
13.60°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Minimum)
3.00°C
Air Temperature Range (Monthly Maximum)
30.00°C
Precipitation Annual
147.00mm
Precipitation Maximum Monthly
140.00mm
Precipitation Minimum Monthly
0.00mm
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
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) » No data transmission from site
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy Notes
http://www.ceazamet.cl/index.php?proj_pag=info&p_cod=ceazamet
Data Policy URL
http://www.ceazamet.cl/index.php?proj_pag=info&p_cod=ceazamet
LTER Site Classification
Regular