LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen (EW) - Austria

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Site Name
LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen (EW)
Short name
LTSER Eisenwurzen
Country
Austria
Web Address
http://www.plattform-eisenwurzen.at
Operating Organisation
Environment Agency Austria (EAA)
Site Manager
Andrea Stocker-Kiss
Funding Agency
Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Site Description
The LTSER platform Eisenwurzen represents both a natural space and a historically developed social and economic area. It does not correspond exactly to federal county borders but extends over 91 municipalities and a total area of 5,904 km2 in the counties of Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Styria. 80 % of the LTSER platform are part of the Northern Alps, 11 % of the area belong to the Northern Alpine Foothills and 9 % belong to the Central Alps. Altitudes range from 167 to 2,515 m a.s.l. The climate type is Continental. Depending on local conditions, annual precipitation values between 730 mm and 2,202 mm are measured. The annual mean temperatures range from -0.8 °C to 9.14 °C. The LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen was established in ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2004
Observed properties
chemical parameternutrientavailability
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA)✖The affiliation of this site with "Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
LTER Austria✔ (LTER_EU_AT_001)This site is a verified "LTER Austria" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
EcoPotential (H2020)
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - RA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - TA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - VA
Photos
Map of LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen
Map of LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen
Geographic
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6667 Longitude: 14.5

Size
ca. 590400.00ha
Elevation (average)
840.00msl
Elevation (min)
167.00msl
Elevation (max)
2515.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Alpine
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate coniferous forests
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Fresh Water Lakes
Fresh Water Rivers
Urban
Biogeographical Region
Alpine Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of city and town centres (J1.1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Residential buildings of villages and urban peripheries (J1.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Buildings of cities, towns and villages (J1) » Urban and suburban industrial and commercial sites still in active use (J1.4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Extractive industrial sites (J3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Extractive industrial sites (J3) » Active opencast mineral extraction sites, including quarries (J3.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Rural industrial and commercial sites still in active use (J2.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Rural public buildings (J2.2)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Low density buildings (J2) » Scattered residential buildings (J2.1)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Rail networks (J4.3)
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats (J) » Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas (J4) » Road networks (J4.2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Alpine and subalpine grasslands (E4) » Calcareous alpine and subalpine grassland (E4.4)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns (E2.6)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Low and medium altitude hay meadows (E2.2)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Mountain hay meadows (E2.3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2) » Permanent mesotrophic pastures and aftermath-grazed meadows (E2.1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3) » Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland (E3.4)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Domestic gardens of villages and urban peripheries (X25)
Habitat complexes (X) » Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) (X09)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Arable land with unmixed crops grown by low-intensity agricultural methods (I1.3)
Regularly or recently cultivated agricultural, horticultural and domestic habitats (I) » Arable land and market gardens (I1) » Intensive unmixed crops (I1.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3) » Fir and spruce woodland (G3.1)
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) » Lines of trees, small anthropogenic woodlands, recently felled woodland, early-stage woodland and coppice (G5) » Coppice and early-stage plantations (G5.7)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland (G4) » Mixed fir - spruce - beech woodland (G4.6)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
6.10°C
Precipitation Annual
1133.60mm
Landforms
Cave
Lake
River
Hill
Mountain
Plateau
Valley
Geology
Limestone and flysch are dominating. Huge layers of tertiary sediments occur in the northern less elevated fringe of the region. The valley bottoms are predominantly covered by quaternary sediments.
Vegetation
Woodland is dominating - covers more than 60 % of the area; mixed forest (37,26 %), coniferous forest (21,98 %), deciduous forest (4,52 %);
Grassland (Meadows & pastures) covers 15 % of the area
Soils
Rendsina and Ranker are dominating, cover more than 50 % of the area. Brown earth covers almost 25 % of the area. Others: raw soils (6 %), Pseudo-Gley (5.5 %), Podsols, alluvial soils, ...
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ib – Wilderness Area
Category II – National Park
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » aquaculture and fishing
primary production » forestry
primary production » mining and quarrying
primary production » other primary production
primary production » other primary production » hunting
secondary production
secondary production » energy production
secondary production » energy production » biomass based energy production
secondary production » energy production » renewable energy production
secondary production » light end product industry
secondary production » raw industry
tertiary production
tertiary production » commercial services
tertiary production » commercial services » accommodation and food services
tertiary production » commercial services » other commercial services
tertiary production » commercial services » real estate services
tertiary production » commercial services » wholesale and retail trade and repair of vehicles and personal and household goods
tertiary production » community services
tertiary production » community services » educational services
tertiary production » community services » health and social services
tertiary production » community services » public administration defence and social security services
tertiary production » community services » religious services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
tertiary production » financial professional and information services
transport networks logistics and utilities
residential use
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
0
General Data Policy
Legal permission for dataset use is obtained
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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.