Aukstaitija Integrated Monitoring Station - Lithuania

Basic Information
Site Name
Aukstaitija Integrated Monitoring Station
Short name
ICP_IM_LT01
Country
Lithuania
Web Address
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SPHiR4gGZFzArmNM9
Operating Organisation
Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus university
Site Manager
Algirdas Augustaitis
Ainis Pivoras
Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
Site Description
Monitoring stations in Aukštaitija NP started functioning in 1993. Aukstaitija station (LT01) was founded in strict reserve zone of Aukstaitija national park in Ažvinčių old forest, Versminis river closed basin. The area of the basin is 101.5 ha. The lowest place is at 159.5 m, the highest - 188.6 m above sea level. Geographical co-ordinates of the basin are: longitude - 26*03*20* - 26*04*50*, latitude - 55*26*00* - 55*26*53*. The climate is characterised as average cold with high humidity and abundant precipitation. The average air temperature is 5.8 C, average precipitation - 682 mm. Length of vegetation period - 189 days. Side glavioacvalic accumulation forms with sand, gravel and stones are typical for river basin and in the ...
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2025-01-07 11:01:07

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1993
Observed properties
ecosystem parameterbiological parametersoil parameterchemical parameteratmospheric parameterwater parameterenvironmental parameterabovegroundbiomassbenthicinvertebratesabundancebenthicinvertebratespresencebryophytescoverbryophytespresencebryophytesspeciescoveragecanopycoverratecanopyheightcanopystructurecanopytranspirationcommunitycompositioncrownclosuredeadwooddecayingratedeadwoodpositiondeadwoodvolumedrymattercontentearthwormsabundanceecosystemhealthecosystemstructurefishabundancefloristicdiversityfloweringdateforestcoverforeststructuregroundwaterlevelhabitatcomplexityhabitatdegradationhabitatdisturbancehabitatheterogeneityhabitatstructureinorganicnutrientcontentleafareaindexleafnitrogenconcentrationlittersizepercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonphotosyntheticallyactiveradiationintensityplantdiversityplantspeciesabundanceplantspeciescompositionplantspeciespresenceplantspeciesrichnesspopulationchangesovertimepopulationdensitysapwoodareasoilheatfluxspeciesabundancespeciescompositionspecieslistspeciespresencespeciesrichnessstanddensitytotalcarbontranspirationratetreeagetreebasalareatreeconditiontreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributiontreeheightvegetationlayercompositionvegetationlayerstructurevegetationlayertypevegetationstructureabovegroundbiomassageclassagedistributionagestructureannualnetprimaryproductioncanopycoverratecanopygrowthratecanopyheightcanopytranspirationchangeinpopulationsizeovertimecommunitystructurecrownclosuredroughtresistancedroughttoleranceforestcovergrowthfactorleafarealeafarearatioleaflongevitytimeleafnitrogenconcentrationmortalityratemortalityrisknetphotosyntheticratenitrogencontentnutrientfluxoxygenuptakeratephotosyntheticrateplantcoverplantdensityplantdevelopmentstageplantgrowthrateplantheightplantnitrogenconcentrationstressresponsestresstolerancesurvivalratetreeagetreebasalareatreeconditiontreediametertreediameteratbreastheighttreeheighttreemortalityacidneutralizingcapacityofsoilaggregatesizedistributionammoniumcontentavailablephosphorusavailablewatercapacitycarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitydissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilpercentcarbonpercentnitrogenpercentorganiccarbonperchedwatertabledepthsaturatedwatercontentsoilaciditysoilalkalinitysoilclassificationsoildrybulkdensitysoilmoisturecontentsoilnitrogensoilorganiccarbonsoilsolutionpHsoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentsoilwatercontentsoilwatercontentintherootzonesoilwaterholdingcapacitysoilwaterpotentialtotalorganiccarbontranspirationrateairmethaneconcentrationairnitrogenoxidesconcentrationammoniumcontentammoniumnitrateconcentrationammoniumnitrogencontentbiochemicalcompositioncarbontonitrogenratiochemicalcompositionchemicalcompositionofwaterdissolvednutrientinorganiccarboncontentleafnitrogenconcentrationmethaneconcentrationnitrogenbalancenitrogencontentoxygensaturationpHvalueofwaterplantcarbonconcentrationplantnitrogenconcentrationplantnutrientsoilaciditysoilalkalinitysoilcarbonstoragesoilgasfluxwateralkalinityairhumidityairparameterairspecifichumidityairtemperatureatmosphericpressuredirectradiationintensitymaximumtemperaturemeanannualairtemperaturemeanannualprecipitationmeanannualtemperaturemethaneconcentrationminimumtemperatureozoneconcentrationprecipitationintensityrelativehumiditysnowdepthsolarradiationwinddirectionwindspeedelectricalconductivitygroundwaterleveloxygenconcentrationrivertemperaturesnowcoversnowdepthstomatalconductivitythawdepthwateraciditywateralkalinitywaterdepthwaterheavymetalconcentrationwaterlevelwatertablewatertemperaturewatervelocityelevatedtemperaturegroundsurfacetemperaturegroundtemperature
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Lithuania✖The affiliation of this site with "LTER Lithuania" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
ICP Integrated Monitoring✖ (LT01)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Integrated Monitoring" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
ICP Forests✖ (LT01)The affiliation of this site with "ICP Forests" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
Meteorology / air chemistry station
Meteorology / air chemistry station
Geographic
2 km
1 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 55.46345 Longitude: 26.004291

Size
ca. 1200.00ha
Elevation (average)
172.00msl
Elevation (min)
159.00msl
Elevation (max)
189.00msl
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Site information [.json]

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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.80°C
Precipitation Annual
682.00mm
Geology
Side glavioacvalic accumulation forms with sand, gravel and stones are typical for river basin and in the western part of the basin, with the decrease of surface altitude transfers into fliuvioglacial terrace delta plain with fine sand, and at the source- into marsh accumulation forms with organic sediments. At the eastern side of the basin, which has higher altitudes, the typical for this basin glavioacvalic accumulation forms transfer into gravel sand. Carbonates start foaming at 45 cm depth (Gulbinas et al., 1996).
Vegetation
Coniferous multi-layered forest stands are prevailing in the basin, which are mainly pine trees with a mixture of spruce. Those stands usually have a second and third tree layer with abundant under layer vegetation. Spruce stands are also of complicated structure. The second and third spruce layer with abundant under layer vegetation are common. Remarkable amounts of territory are occupied by mixed conifer-deciduous or mixed conifer forests. Pure birch stands in more wet habitats in the vicinity of Versminis river source can also be found. According to the forest stand age they are old pure overmature or with accompanying forest stands of several age classes. It is mainly multi-aged and multi-layered over mature pine and spruce stands.
Soils
. Glacioaquatic accumulation forms with sand, gravel and stones are typical of the Aukstaitija IMS catchment. In this area, LT-01A and LT-01B, bores No 1 and 2 for ground water (GW) studies and lysimeters for soil water (SW) collection are arranged. Soil water samples were collected at 20 cm, with a sampling period of 3?4 times per vegetation period. The surface area of the plate type lysimeter was 1000 cm2. With a decrease in altitude, these glacioaquatic accumulation forms transfer into marsh accumulation forms with organic sediments where IP LT-01C and bore No 3 are located.
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category II – National Park
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
2 dataset(s) in total:
Chemistry Aukstaitijs IMS
Forest ecosystems of Aukstaitija national park
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

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