BR_Natal_Restinga_Forest - Brazil

Basic Information
Site Name
BR_Natal_Restinga_Forest
Short name
NTL_Res_For
Country
Brazil
Operating Organisation
Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Site Manager
Adriano Caliman
Site Description
Restinga semideciduous broadleaf forest with trees varying between 4 and 10 meters tall growing on nutrient-poor white sand soils distributed parallel to the Atlantic coastline. Mean annual temperature is 26oC and mean annual precipitation is 1746mm, concentrated between March and August. Dry season length (months < 100 mm) experience considerable interannual variation (3-9 months) and averages 6.2 months.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:05

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
ecosystem parameteratmospheric parameterbiological parametersoil parameterchemical parameterenvironmental parameterecosystemstructurelitterresidencetimecommunitycompositiondeadwooddecayingratefaunisticdiversityfloristicdiversityspecieslistspeciescompositionplantspeciescompositionspeciesabundancemacrofaunaabundancesoilmacrofaunaabundancespeciespresencesoilorganicresidualspeciesturnoverdiversityindextreediameteratbreastheightairhumidityairwatervapourconcentrationprecipitationintensitysunshinedurationirradiancetotalradiationirradiancewinddirectionwinddirection(meanandgust)windspeedwindspeed(meanandgust)plantcarbonconcentrationplantheightcanopyheighttreediametertreeheightleafareanitrogencontentleafnutrientchangeinpopulationsizeovertimeplantnitrogenconcentrationtreebasalarealeafarearatiosoilnutrientsoilbulkdensitysoildrybulkdensitycarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitysoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilmoisturecontentporesizedistributionsoilwatercontentpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonsoilorganicresidualtotalorganiccarboncationexchangecapacityinorganicnitrogencontentpercentcarbonsoilpHabioticheterogeneity
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
Marker
300 km
300 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -5.89611111111 Longitude: -35.1680555556

Size
ca. 19.60ha
Elevation (average)
40.00msl
Elevation (min)
20.00msl
Elevation (max)
60.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mixed Forest
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1)
Coastal habitats (B) » Coastal dunes and sandy shores (B1) » Coastal dune woods (B1.7)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
26.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1746.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based 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
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 5-10 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Emerging