Krofdorf - Germany

Basic Information
Site Name
Krofdorf
Short name
DE-19-KD
Country
Germany
Web Address
http://www.nw-fva.de/index.php?id=512
Site Manager
Henning Meesenburg
Funding Agency
Northwest German Forest Research Institute
Keywords
atmospheric deposition
ecosystem services
European beech
forest ecosystems
hydrologic processes
Matter Budget
Water Budget
Site Description
Krofdorf Forest hydrological research area 4 catchments: A1 (9 ha), A2 (20 ha), B1 (11 ha), B2 (14 ha)
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:32
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1970
Purpose
Forest hydrological research Forest monitoring Permanent soil monitoring
History
1970 Selection of the site and start of instrumentation 1972 to 1982: calibration period 1983 to 1987: final felling in A1 1986 to 1988: planting of beech on the clear cut 1993 to 2003: thinning in B1 (41 fm/ha) in 1997
Research Topics
biology
dendrochronology
genetics
phenology
physiology
ecology
biodiversity
species diversity
aquatic ecology
ecosystem ecology
fungal ecology
microbial ecology
plant ecology
terrestrial ecology
chemistry
biogeochemistry
air chemistry
depositions chemistry
interstitial water chemistry
soil chemistry
soil solution chemistry
water chemistry
atmospheric chemistry
geology
hydrology
limnology
meteorology
climatology
physics
toxicology
ecotoxicology
environmental science
soil physics
silviculture
geography
history
land use history
Parameters
agricultural parameter
dissolved organic carbon in soil
atmospheric parameter
interception
precipitation intensity
snow depth
snow water equivalent
sunshine duration
global radiation irradiance
plant carbon concentration
biological parameter
plant height
plant nutrient
plant transpiration
root density
root growth rate
root length
canopy cover rate
tree age
tree diameter
tree height
leaf area
nitrogen content
leaf nutrient
flowering date
emergence date
plant development stage
change in population size over time
tree condition
plant nitrogen concentration
tree basal area
leaf area ratio
nutrient availability
ammonium content
ammonium nitrogen content
ammonium nitrate concentration
percent nitrogen
dissolved nutrient
percent organic carbon
total carbon
total organic carbon
available phosphorus
base saturation
cation exchange capacity
inorganic carbon content
inorganic nitrogen content
percent carbon
soil nitrate leaching
soil pH
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
acid neutralising capacity
dissolved organic carbon in water
suspended solids
ecosystem parameter
tree distribution
ecosystem structure
forest structure
canopy gap area
sapwood area
ground water level
latent heat
litter residence time
naturalness
normalized vegetation index
inorganic nutrient content
community composition
vegetation layer composition
vegetation layer structure
vegetation layer type
floristic diversity
species list
species composition
plant species composition
microbial diversity
soil microbial diversity
soil solute amount
species turnover
diversity index
tree diameter at breast height
landscape parameter
land cover
land use
land use intensity
soil parameter
soil nutrient
soil acidity
soil alkalinity
soil bulk density
carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
potential evaporation
respiration potential
soil evaporation
soil water capillary rise
perched water table depth
pressure head
soil gravimetric water content
soil immobile water content
soil matrix water potential
soil matrix water pressure head
soil mobile water content
soil profile water content
soil saturation index
soil suction
soil volumetric water content
soil water content in the root zone
soil water holding capacity
soil water potential
soil water retention
soil water retention curve
soil moisture field capacity
soil moisture content
soil temperature
pore size
pore size distribution
soil porosity
soil respiration
soil solute amount
soil solution concentration
dissolved organic nitrogen in soil
soil texture
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
soil water content
water parameter
water acidity
water alkalinity
conductivity
saturated hydraulic conductivity
specific conductivity
runoff amount
stream order
water content
water transparency
water level
stage height
water quality
water table
perched water table
water temperature
water volume
Photos
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Geographic
Size
54.00ha
Elevation (average)
280.00msl
Elevation (min)
233.00msl
Elevation (max)
336.00msl
Related observation location(s)
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-D (Germany)✔ (LTER_EU_DE_019)This site is a verified "LTER-D (Germany)" member.
Projects
ERB Euro-Mediterranean Network of Experimental and Representative Basins
FutMon
ICP Forests (Level II)
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Rivers
Large river headwaters
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.40°C
Precipitation Annual
700.00mm
Geology
Shale, greywacke
Vegetation
European beech forest
Soils
Brown earth, lessivated brown earth, Pseudogley; WRB classification: Cutanic, Stagnic Luvisol
Hydrology
Porous aquifer over dense impermeable schistous rock
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Beech woodland (G1.6)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Complex Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » GMS/UMTS
Observation device » Temperature Controlled Container
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 1 place
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Infrastructure notes
4 discharge weirs
2 intensive monitoring plots
1 open field site for meteorological and deposition measurements
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
Data Policy URL
http://www.icp-forests.org/pdf/FINAL_part1.pdf
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Master
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