National Park Hoge Kempen - Belgium

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Site Name
National Park Hoge Kempen
Short name
LTSER NPHK
Country
Belgium
Web Address
http://www.uhasselt.be/fieldresearchcentre
Site Manager
Natalie Beenaerts
Site Description
The total NPHK is currently (since 2020) about 12,000 ha, but the eLTER site corresponds to the former perimeter of the NPHK and represents an urbanised protected area of about 60km2 (or 6,000ha) located in the Province of Limburg in the East of Belgium. The NPHK (inaugurated in 2006 and extended from 6000ha to its current 12000ha in 2020), located in a former coal mining area is surrounded by 10 municipalities with more than 200,000 inhabitants, equivalent to a population density of 450/km2 . The park covers a rich variety of habitats, including heathlands, deciduous forest, coniferous forest and fens and evidently the corresponding diversity of fauna and flora. Several research groups from universities and institutes are ...
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2024-09-12 17:09:49

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2006
Observed properties
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Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS)✖The affiliation of this site with "Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_11)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
ICOS✔ (http://meta.icos-cp.eu/resources/stations/ES_BE-Maa)This site is a verified "ICOS" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
AnaEE✖The affiliation of this site with "AnaEE" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Lifewatch✖The affiliation of this site with "Lifewatch" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Birds Directive (2009/147/EC)
Natura 2000
NEC Directive (2016/2284)
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
Marker
3 km
2 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.964926 Longitude: 5.626886

Size
ca. 5746.00ha
Elevation (average)
78.00msl
Elevation (min)
40.00msl
Elevation (max)
104.00msl
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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
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Mixed Forest
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate shrub heathland (F4)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate shrub heathland (F4) » Dry heaths (F4.2)
Heathland, scrub and tundra (F) » Temperate shrub heathland (F4) » Wet heaths (F4.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.50°C
Precipitation Annual
850.00mm
Land Use
primary production
primary production » mining and quarrying
primary production » mining and quarrying » other mining and quarrying
tertiary production
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » cultural services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » entertainment services
tertiary production » cultural entertainment and recreational services » open air recreational areas
other uses
other uses » transitional areas
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Lysimeter
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Feature Service (WFS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Coverage Service (WCS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 1-5 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
LTER Site Classification
LTSER
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Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

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