LTER Austria
General Information
Web Address
Description of Network
The Austrian Society for Long-Term Ecological Research - LTER-Austria - was founded in 2002. Since then, Austria has made a significant contribution to the international LTER process. LTER-Austria sees itself as representing the interests of long-term ecological und socio-ecological research. To some extent it also covers the research focus of the Critical Zone concept. All the key relevant institutions and infrastructure organisations are represented in LTER-Austria.
LTER-Austria is a non-profit association according to Austrian law aiming at the advancement of science and infrastructure in the domain of ecological long-term research with special regard to the framework of the European Research Area and the global LTER network.
LTER-Austria is a non-profit association according to Austrian law aiming at the advancement of science and infrastructure in the domain of ecological long-term research with special regard to the framework of the European Research Area and the global LTER network.
Belongs to
Verified member sites
47 sites:
| Sonnblick Observatory (LTER_EU_AT_022) |
| Stubai (combination of Neustift meadows and Kaserstattalm) (LTER_EU_AT_015) |
| Venedigerkees |
| WasserCluster Lunz (LTER_EU_AT_010) |
| WegenerNet Feldbach Region (LTER_EU_AT_029_002) |
| Weitra (WEI) (LTER_EU_AT_027) |
| Wilderness Area Dürrenstein (LTER_EU_AT_004_001) |
21 sites:
| LTSER Platform Oberes Paznaun (LTER_EU_AT_014) |
| Ödenwinkelkees (LTER_EU_AT_023_002) |
| Pristine Forest Rothwald (part of Dürrenstein Wilderness Area) (LTER_EU_AT_004_001) |
| Stubacher Sonnblickkees (LTER_EU_AT_023_001) |
| Totenkopfkees (LTER_EU_AT_023_005) |
| Tyrolean High Mountains |
| Tyrolean Lakes |
| Tyrolean Mountain Grassland and -Forest |
| Unterer Eisboden See (LTER_EU_AT_023_003) |
| Unteres Riffelkees (LTER_EU_AT_023_004) |
Observed Properties
| species composition | Researched by 5 sites |
| above ground net primary production | Researched by 5 sites |
| canopy gap area | Researched by 5 sites |
| species turnover | Researched by 5 sites |
| cation exchange capacity | Researched by 5 sites |
| pH value of water | Researched by 5 sites |
| soil organic carbon | Researched by 5 sites |
*This page is generated automatically using the available information in DEIMS-SDR describing the sites in this network/RI. Sites that are not documented on DEIMS-SDR are not featured on this page. We cannot therefore guarantee that this page will always reflect the actual list of sites for the network/RI.