Hochwechsel (HW) - Austria

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This site has been closed down since 2025.
Basic Information
Site Name
Hochwechsel (HW)
Short name
Hochwechsel
Country
Austria
Web Address
http://www.bfw.ac.at/waldoekodaten
Operating Organisation
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Site Manager
Michael Englisch
Site Description
The alpine site is located in East Styria, the current stand is a Norway spruce monoculture. Measurements were begun in 1990. Primary research questions center around the lack of natural regeneration of all tree species and slow stand growth. The site is instrumented with climate stations, on-line measurements of plant-available light and soil temperature measurements. Data from two detailed inventories on tree rejuvenation, humus form distribution and ground vegetation are available as well as soil chemical analyses, LAI measurements and detailed humus form descriptions, litter analyses and litter input measurements. At the site two national and one international project have taken place.
Last modified
2025-03-26 08:03:33

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Closed
Year Established
1993
Year Closed
2025
Observed properties
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.4833 Longitude: 15.9667

Size
ca. 5.00ha
Elevation (average)
1320.00msl
Elevation (min)
1300.00msl
Elevation (max)
1340.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml] [.geojson]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Temperate coniferous forests
Biogeographical Region
Alpine 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) » Fir and spruce woodland (G3.1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.50°C
Precipitation Annual
950.00mm
Geology
Gneiss
Soils
Cambisol, podzolic
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
Externally Available Datasets
There is one dataset for this site available in the eLTER Digital Asset Register (DAR):To see more visit the eLTER DAR.

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.