Vestskoven - Denmark

Basic Information
Site Name
Vestskoven
Short name
Vestskoven
Country
Denmark
Web Address
Dept of Geosciences&Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
Site Manager
Inger Kappel Schmidt
Morten Ingerslev
Lars Vesterdal
Site Description
Vestskoven is a 15 km2 ongoing afforestation area located 15 km west of central Copenhagen. Since 1967 arable land has successively been bought up for afforestation in order to establish a large forest area for outdoor activities and wood production. In 1998, afforestation chronosequences in oak (Quercus robur) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) were established as a research platform to quantify soil carbon dynamics, water recharge, nitrogen budgets and ground vegetation species diversity. The soil and grund vegetation species composition were resampled in the chronosequences after 13 years in 2011. Since 2003, an ICP-Forests Level II/Core plot with integrated monitoring under the UN Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) is placed in an oak stand. Monitoring has developed over time. There is no time limit on the monitoring financed by the Ministry of Environment and Food in Denmark.
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2021-02-12 10:02:13

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1967
Observed properties
agricultural parameter
amount of nitrate leaching
amount of nitrogen leaching
atmospheric parameter
air temperature
daylight length
interception
maximum temperature
mean annual air temperature
mean annual precipitation
mean annual temperature
methane concentration
minimum temperature
plant carbon concentration
precipitation intensity
reflected global radiation irradiance
relative humidity
saturated water content
solar radiation
vapor pressure deficit
wind direction
wind direction (mean and gust)
wind speed
wind speed (mean and gust)
biological parameter
above ground biomass
age class
age distribution
age structure
annual net primary production
biological diversity
canopy height
crown closure
forest cover
functional diversity
leaf area ratio
leaf nitrogen concentration
leaf nutrient
microbial biomass carbon
net primary productivity
nitrogen content
nitrogen dioxide flux
nutrient flux
plant cover
plant growth rate
plant height
plant nitrogen concentration
plant nutrient
primary productivity
root biomass
root dry weight
tree age
tree basal area
tree diameter
tree diameter at breast height
tree height
chemical parameter
ammonium content
ammonium nitrate concentration
ammonium nitrogen content
available phosphorus
base cations content in water
base saturation
buffer capacity
carbon to nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
chemical composition
chemical composition of water
dissolved organic carbon in water
dissolved organic nitrogen
dissolved organic phosphorus
inorganic carbon content
inorganic nitrogen content
inorganic nutrient content
nitrogen availability
nitrogen balance
nitrogen budget
nutrient availability
soil acidity
soil carbon storage
soil nitrate leaching
soil nitrogen
soil nutrient
soil organic carbon
soil pH
soil solution pH
total acidity
total alkalinity
total carbon
total organic carbon
ecosystem parameter
above ground biomass
above ground net primary production
biodiversity loss
biomass allocation
biotic diversity
canopy height
canopy structure
deadwood volume
dissolved nutrient
disturbance pattern
diversity index
dry matter content
ecosystem structure
floristic composition
floristic diversity
forest cover
forest structure
habitat complexity
habitat degradation
habitat disturbance
habitat heterogeneity
habitat structure
habitat use
inorganic nutrient content
land cover type
leaf area
leaf area index
leaf nitrogen concentration
leaf nutrient
litter residence time
litter size
microbial biomass carbon
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
percent organic carbon
plant cover
plant distribution
plant diversity
plant nutrient
plant species abundance
plant species composition
plant species richness
relative abundance
root biomass
species abundance
species composition
species group abundance
species list
species richness
total carbon
tree age
tree basal area
tree condition
tree diameter
tree diameter at breast height
tree distribution
tree height
vegetation layer composition
vegetation layer structure
vegetation layer type
vegetation pattern
vegetation structure
environmental parameter
environmental heterogeneity
ground surface temperature
ground temperature
landscape parameter
land cover
land use
land use intensity
land use pattern
landscape composition
landscape connectivity
landscape fragmentation
landscape heterogeneity
landscape metrics
landscape pattern
landscape structure
physical parameter
breast height diameter
bulk density
canopy height
dry bulk density
remote sensing parameter
interception
soil parameter
ammonium content
ammonium nitrate concentration
ammonium nitrogen content
available phosphorus
carbon dioxide concentration
carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
conductivity
dissolved organic nitrogen in soil
inorganic carbon content
inorganic nitrogen content
percent carbon
percent nitrogen
perched water table depth
pore structure
pore water content
potential evaporation
soil acidity
soil alkalinity
soil base saturation
soil bulk density
soil carbon storage
soil classification
soil depth
soil evaporation
soil gravimetric water content
soil matrix water potential
soil moisture content
soil moisture field capacity
soil nitrogen
soil nutrient
soil organic carbon
soil particle size
soil pH
soil pore structure
soil porosity
soil solution concentration
soil temperature
soil texture
soil volumetric water content
soil water content
soil water holding capacity
soil water retention
soil water retention curve
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
total organic carbon
Photos
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Geographic
Size
1500.00ha
Elevation (average)
24.00msl
Elevation (min)
23.00msl
Elevation (max)
68.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✖The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Denmark✔ (LTER_EU_DK_02)This site is a verified "LTER Denmark" member.
Projects
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - VA
ICP Forests (Level II)
ICP Integrated Monitoring
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Evergreen Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
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) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.00°C
Precipitation Annual
651.00mm
Geology
Glacial till
Soils
Hapludalfs/Luvisols
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Site Type
Stationary terrestrial site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only 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 » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment notes
Part of the site is an ICP-forest site and highly instrumented. Other parts are experimental designed study sity e.g. three forest chronosequences in oak, beech and Norway spruce for forest development studies
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
ICP forest site with continuously sampling of environmental parameters
Soon assessible online
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy Notes
The site has an ICP-forest site where data are available on request through ICP-forest. The rest of the forest is used in numerous projects and collaboration is always welcome
LTER Site Classification
Regular
Related Resources
2 dataset(s) in total:
Deposition - Throughfall and Rain; 2001 to date
Soil Solution 0.4 and 0.9 m depth; 2002 to date
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.