Baviaanskloof - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Baviaanskloof
Short name
BVNKF
Country
South Africa
Web Address
Baviaanskloof
Operating Organisation
Eastern Cape Parks Board
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Keywords
groundwater
hydrology
meteorology
Vegetation survey
Site Description
This site covers the catchment area of the Baviaanskloof River and surrounding Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve area, where ecological, agricultural and social systems are managed collaboratively in order to promote sustainable use of the landscape.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:00
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2004
Purpose
The promotion of sustainable use of the landscape through the balanced management of agricultural, ecological and social systems in the catchment of the Baviaanskloof River
History
Livestock farming and small-scale cropping have been the main land uses for the last two-three centuries. More recently part of the area has been declared a nature reserve (Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve) and the Baviaanskloof was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. The collaborative network Living Lands consists of scientists and landowners in the western Baviaanskloof who seek to establish a living landscape with sustainable ecological, agricultural, and social systems.
Research Topics
biology
ecology
biodiversity
species diversity
aquatic ecology
stream ecology
plant ecology
hydrology
meteorology
Parameters
atmospheric parameter
air temperature
dew point
vapor pressure deficit
atmospheric pressure
precipitation intensity
wind direction
wind speed
biological parameter
ecosystem parameter
ground water level
water parameter
runoff amount
water temperature
water volume
Photos
not defined

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Geographic
Size
124000.00ha
Elevation (average)
958.50msl
Elevation (min)
160.00msl
Elevation (max)
1757.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
SAEON✔ (LTER-SAF-ZA-20)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Centroid coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem and Land Use
Agricultural
Rivers
Air Temperature: Average Annual
16.85°C
Precipitation Annual
435.00mm
Geology
Peninsula Sandstone; Cederberg Shale; Goudini Sandstone; Skurweberg Sandstone; Sardinia Bay phyllitic shales and conglomerate; Grahamstown Formation; Enon Conglomerate Formation
Vegetation
Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, Afrotemperate forest, Sub-tropical thicket, grasslands, savannas
Soils
Quartzitic sandstones, shales, alluvium
Hydrology
The area is drained by the Baviaanskloof River
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Complex Site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Data portal
LTER Site Classification
Regular