Göttinger Wald intensive forest monitoring site - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Göttinger Wald intensive forest monitoring site
Short name
Göttinger Wald
Country
Germany
Web Address
https://www.nw-fva.de/index.php?id=65
Operating Organisation
Northwest German Forest Research Institute
Site Manager
Henning Meesenburg
Site Description
Fagus sylvatica forest on limestone plateau
Last modified
2021-12-03 17:12:39

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1980
Observed properties
soil parameterecosystem parameterbiological parameterchemical parameteratmospheric parameteragricultural parametercarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacityporesizeporesizedistributionpotentialevaporationpressureheadsoilaciditysoilalkalinitysoilbulkdensitysoildrybulkdensitysoilevaporationsoilmatrixwaterpotentialsoilmobilewatercontentsoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilnutrientsoilporestructuresoilporositysoilprofilewatercontentsoilrespirationsoilsoluteamountsoilsuctionsoiltemperaturesoilwatercapillaryrisesoilwatercontentsoilwatercontentintherootzonesoilwaterholdingcapacitysoilwaterpotentialsoilwaterretentionsoilwaterretentioncurveabovegroundnetprimaryproductionbryophytespresencecanopygapareacommunitycompositiondeadwooddecayingratedeadwoodvolumediversityindexearthwormsabundanceecosystemstructurefloristicdiversityforeststructureinorganicnutrientcontentlitterresidencetimenormalizedvegetationindexplantspeciescompositionsoilmicrobialdiversitysoilsoluteamountspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspeciesgroupabundancespecieslistspeciespresencespeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributionvegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructurevegetationlayertypecanopyaerodynamicresistancecanopycoverratecanopyheightcanopytranspirationchangeinpopulationsizeovertimedateofstartofphysiologicalmaturityemergencedatefloweringdateleafarealeafarearatioleafnutrientnitrogencontentplantcoverplantdevelopmentstageplantheightplantnitrogenconcentrationplantnutrientplanttranspirationrootdensitytreeagetreebasalareatreeconditiontreediametertreeheightacidneutralisingcapacityammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentavailablephosphorusbasesaturationcationexchangecapacitydissolvednutrientinorganiccarboncontentinorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonsoilnitrateleachingsoilpHtotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonairhumidityairspecifichumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourconcentrationairwatervapourpressuredewpointglobalradiationirradianceinterceptionozoneconcentrationplantcarbonconcentrationprecipitationintensityvaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)cropgrowthrate
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ICP Forests✔ (04_306)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
Projects
Teabag
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
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Geographic
MarkerMarker
300 km
100 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.528333 Longitude: 10.046667

Size
ca. 10.00ha
Elevation (average)
420.00msl
Elevation (min)
417.00msl
Elevation (max)
423.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.40°C
Precipitation Annual
773.00mm
Geology
tertiary limestone plateau with admixture of loess
Vegetation
Fagus sylvatica forest with admixture of Acer platanoides, Hordelymo-Fagetum lathyretosum
Soils
leptic skelettic Luvisol, humus form Meso-mull, active soil layer depth 80 cm
Hydrology
fissured rock with shallow soil and predominantly vertical water flow
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
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
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » More than 100 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy URL
https://www.nw-fva.de/index.php?id=65
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
1 dataset(s) in total:
Goettinger Wald, biodiversity, 1994-2019
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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

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