Kawatabi special research area of the Japanese IBP - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Kawatabi special research area of the Japanese IBP
Short name
Kawatabi
Country
Japan
Web Address
Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Operating Organisation
Integrated Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Site Manager
Shin-ichiro Ogura
Funding Agency
Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural DScience, Tohoku University
Site Description
This site was established on a tall, Japanese native grass (Miscanthus sinensis) pasture in 1982. Three different treatments (cutting, cattle grazing and abundoning) has been carried out. Vegetational characteristics is investigated on 60 locations (20 locations x 3 treatments, 2 m x 2 m each) in late August to early September.
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2023-08-08 10:08:34

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1982
Observed properties
biological parameterleafareaplantheighttreeheight
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-29)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
50 m
300 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.770207 Longitude: 140.755055

Size
ca. 14.50ha
Elevation (average)
520.00msl
Elevation (min)
500.00msl
Elevation (max)
540.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.30°C
Precipitation Annual
1661.20mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Cutting (4.0 ha) at two year-intervals, and cattle grazing (6.5 ha) in summer and autumn every year.
Site Visit Interval
365
Maintenance Interval
365
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular