Mazsalaca Pine - Latvia

Basic Information
Site Name
Mazsalaca Pine
Short name
Mazsalaca_Pine
Country
Latvia
Web Address
Latvia LTER network
Operating Organisation
Institute of Biology, University of Latvia
Site Manager
Prof. Viesturs Melecis
Site Description
Three Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest sites (30-40 year old, 50-70 year-old, and 150-200 year-old)on sandy podzolic soils in the central part of the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve.
Last modified
2023-08-22 01:08:49

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Latvia✔ (LTER_EU_LV_002)This site is a verified "LTER Latvia" member.
EuroMAB✖The affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Photos
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not defined
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 57.876067 Longitude: 24.991794

Elevation (average)
58.00msl
Elevation (min)
55.00msl
Elevation (max)
60.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.31°C
Precipitation Annual
653.50mm
Geology
Devonian sandstone
Vegetation
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris stand,with sparse Juniperus communis and Picea abies undergrowth. Forest floor vegetation was dominated by Vaccinium myrtillus, V. vitis-idaea and Melampyrum pratense. Moss cover consisted mainly of Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi.
Soils
Sandy podzolic
Hydrology
Well drained soils
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Equipment notes
Living vagon
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
Sampling once per year (soil fauna, vegetation, soil chemistry, moisture)
Site Visit Interval
0
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
3 dataset(s) in total:
Air temperature data for Mazsalaca pine forest sites 1992-2012
Precipitation data Mazsalaca Pine, 1992-2012
soil_moisture_LTER_EU_LV_002_Mazs_soil_moist_1992_2012
Related External Resources
There is a total of 4 datasets for this site available on the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR). Click here to get an overview of these datasets.
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
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

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.