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Replicated exclosure\/browsed paired plots of 20x20 m are in place in recently clear-cut forest where moose is the dominant forest ungulate: In Tr\u00f8ndelag 15 sites are monitored since 2008.\r\n\r\nWe investigate the impact of browsing forest ungulates on: (1) Forest development (tree growth, species composition, browsing pressure and tree density), to collect primary data relating to timber provisioning, forest ungulate production (forage availability) and ecosystem functioning. Methods: The density of trees of different species and height classes is recorded in four subplots in each exclosure\/browsed plot. Individual trees are also marked and height and browsing pressure are recorded annually, producing a time series of forest development; (2) Field layer vegetation dynamics (species diversity and primary productivity, berry production) \u2013 focusing on the provisioning services of berries and wildlife forage. Methods: Field layer is recorded biennially in 10 quadrats per exclosure\/browsed plot using the point intercept method","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2008,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":[{"typeOfRelationship":{"label":"belongs to","uri":"null"},"listOfSites":[{"type":"site","title":"Tr\u00f8ndelag site cluster - Norway","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"e40fb493-7926-44c7-8c5c-bc1943adfcdb"},"changed":"2025-03-28T13:27:53+0100"}]}],"siteName":"Moose and forest dynamics in Tr\u00f8ndelag","shortName":"SUSTHERB","siteType":"Non-stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":[{"label":"primary production","uri":"https:\/\/inspire.ec.europa.eu\/codelist\/HILUCSValue\/1_PrimaryProduction"}],"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-11\/Study%20sites_0.jpg","alt":"Replicated exclosure\/browsed paired plots of 20x20 m are in place in: (a) recently clear-cut forests in three regions where moose are the dominant forest ungulate: Tr\u00f8ndelag (n=15; established 2008), Telemark (n=16; est. 2009) and Akershus \u0026 Hedmark (n=16; est. 2007, 2010, 2011); (b) mature forests in two regions where red deer are the dominant forest ungulate: Tingvoll (n=10; est. 2009) and Gloppen (n=10 est. 2006). This adds up to a total of 67 study sites."},{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-11\/Bratsberg%202019_0.jpg","alt":"Inside and outside the fence. Photo: Audun Hageskal"},{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-11\/Moose%20sustherb_0.jpg","alt":"Moose in the browsed control Photo: Endre Gruner Ofstad "}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":null,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":null,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":"boreal","biome":"taiga","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Forest","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":[{"label":"Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)","uri":null}],"landforms":[{"label":"not applicable\/not relevant","uri":null}],"geoBonBiome":["Terrestrial"],"geology":null,"hydrology":null,"soils":null,"vegetation":null},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (11.087952 63.543276)","country":["Norway"],"elevation":{"avg":244,"min":123,"max":430,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":2,"unit":"ha"},"relatedLocations":null},"focusDesignScale":{"experiments":{"design":"partly experimentation","scale":"plot scale"},"observations":{"design":null,"scale":null},"observedProperties":[{"label":"biological parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20940"},{"label":"ecosystem parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20939"},{"label":"environmental parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20941"},{"label":"soil parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20944"}]},"infrastructure":{"accessibleAllYear":null,"accessType":null,"allPartsAccessible":null,"maintenanceInterval":null,"permanentPowerSupply":null,"operation":{"permanent":null,"notes":null,"siteVisitInterval":null},"notes":null,"collection":[{"label":"Relational database","uri":null},{"label":"Structured file","uri":null}],"data":{"policy":{"url":null,"rights":null,"notes":null}}},"relatedResources":null,"projectRelated":{"lter":{"lterSiteClassification":null}}}}