Ravels Forest - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Ravels Forest
Short name
Ravels
Country
Belgium
Web Address
LTER-Belgium
Operating Organisation
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Site Manager
Arne Verstraeten
Site Description
This LTER-site corresponds with a 0.25 ha intensive forest monitoring plot (ICP Forests Level II) including a 0.25 ha buffer zone. The site is located in a homogeneous stand of Corsican pine (Pinus nigra ssp. laricio var. Corsicana Loud.) planted in 1930 on former heathland and is part of Gewestbos Ravels, a landscape (about 1000 ha) with deciduous and coniferous forests, heathland, bogs and pastures in the northern part of the Campine ecoregion of Flanders. The terrain is gently sloping (1-2 %) and the soil is a well-drained sandy soil (Endogleyic Folic Brunic Albic Arenosol (Dystric)). Ground vegetation is dominated by ferns (Dryopteris dilatata and D. carthusiana) and Vaccinium myrtillus. After a storm in February 2007 felled ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1987
Observed properties
soil parameterecosystem parameterchemical parameterbiological parameterwater parametercarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacityinorganiccarboncontentpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonsoilaciditysoilbasesaturationsoilbulkdensitysoilcarbonstoragesoilclassificationsoildepthsoildrybulkdensitysoilnitrogensoilnutrientsoilorganiccarbonsoilorganicresidualsoilparticlesizesoilpHsoilprofilewatercontentsoilsalinitysoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwaterretentionsoilwiltingpointthicknessofsoilhorizontotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonabovegroundnetprimaryproductionammoniumnitrateconcentrationbaresoilcoverbryophytescoverbryophytespresencebryophytesspeciescoveragedateofstartofphysiologicalmaturitydissolvednutrientfloristiccompositionfloristicdiversityfloweringdateforeststructuregroundwaterlevelleafareaindexleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientlittersizeplantcoverplantnutrientplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnessseedyieldsoilsoluteamounttreediameteratbreastheighttreeheightvegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructureammoniumcontentammoniumnitrogencontentbasecationscontentinwatercarbontonitrogenratiodissolvednutrientdissolvedorganiccarboninsoildissolvedorganiccarboninwaterdissolvedorganicnitrogeninorganicnitrogencontentleafnitrogenconcentrationleafnutrientnitrateflowindrainnitrogencontentpercentnitrogensoilnitrateleachingsoilorganiccarbonsoilpHsoilsolutionconcentrationsoilsolutionpHwateralkalinitydateofstartofphysiologicalmaturityfloweringdateleafnutrientleafsizeplantnitrogenconcentrationseedmassseedproductionseedyieldtreebasalareatreeconditiontreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalityacidneutralizingcapacityofwaterammoniumnitrateconcentrationdissolvedorganiccarboninwaterelectricalconductivitygroundwaterlevelnitrogencontentsnowwaterequivalentwateralkalinity
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✔ (2_14)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_04)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Projects
NEC Directive (2016/2284)
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
FutMon
Teabag
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
Overview of the ICP Forests Level II plot showing throughfall collectors and litterfall collectors
Overview of the ICP Forests Level II plot showing throughfall collectors and litterfall collectors
Geographic
30 m
100 ft
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.402029 Longitude: 5.056656

Size
ca. 0.50ha
Elevation (average)
34.87msl
Elevation (min)
34.87msl
Elevation (max)
34.87msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
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) » Black pine ([Pinus nigra]) woodland (G3.5)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.40°C
Precipitation Annual
887.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Land Use
primary production
primary production » forestry
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Camera traps
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » No staff room
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Costs are mainly for sampling, maintenance and laboratory analysis of samples
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
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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

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