Yatsugatake-Kawakami - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Yatsugatake-Kawakami
Short name
Yatsugatake
Country
Japan
Web Address
Yatsugatake Forest Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba
Operating Organisation
University of Tsukuba
Site Manager
Tatsuyuki Seino
Funding Agency
University of Tsukuba
Site Description
The Yatsugatake-Kawakami Forest of Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba, consists of three forest areas: the Yatsugatake Forest (80 ha) located in Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, the "Megumi-no-Mori" (14 ha) on the campus where the administration building is located, and the Kawakami Forest (189 ha) located in Kawakami, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The Yatsugatake Forest is 1400-1450 m above sea level, and the Megumi-no-Mori is 1350 m above sea level. The forest is characterized by gentle slopes without remarkably topographic change and a mosaic of secondary deciduous broad-leaved forest dominated by oak (Quercus crispula) and Asian black birch (Betula davurica）, and intermediate moor characterized by thatch herb ...
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Last modified
2023-11-16 11:11:30

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1956
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
View of Mount Yatsugatake
View of Mount Yatsugatake
Geographic
1 km
5000 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.943928 Longitude: 138.469362

Size
ca. 283.00ha
Elevation (average)
1400.00msl
Elevation (min)
1350.00msl
Elevation (max)
1787.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
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) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
7.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1465.00mm
Landforms
Mountain
Protection Level (IUCN category)
not applicable
Land Use
primary production
primary production » forestry
primary production » forestry » forestry based on intermediate or long rotation
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put