ICP Forests Level II Finland Lieksa pine plot nr. 20
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Description
ICP Forests Level II plot nr. 20 in Lieksa is located in ca. 150 years old Scots pine dominated forest in Patvinsuo National Park in Eastern Finland. It was established in 1999. It is a part of Finnish ICP Forests Level II programme and belongs to the pan-European ICP Forests intensive monitoring programme (Level II) established under the UN-ECE Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The plot also belongs to Hietajärvi catchment of the ICP Integrated Monitoring Programme.
The aim of Level II programme is to gain better understanding of cause-effect relationships between the condition of forest ecosystems and anthropogenic as well as natural stress factors. The monitoring activities are carried out following the methods described in ICP Forests Manual. The monitoring activities are run by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
The aim of Level II programme is to gain better understanding of cause-effect relationships between the condition of forest ecosystems and anthropogenic as well as natural stress factors. The monitoring activities are carried out following the methods described in ICP Forests Manual. The monitoring activities are run by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).