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GEO-BON Biome

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LTER Site Classification

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Land Use

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Observed Properties

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    • canopy aerodynamic resistance (3)
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    • community composition (38)
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    • dissolved nutrient (7)
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    • diversity index (57)
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    • earth worms abundance (4)
    • ecosystem health (4)
    • ecosystem structure (75)
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    • faunistic diversity (23)
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    • forest structure (40)
    • fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (3)
    • fungal diversity (1)
    • fungi species abundance (1)
    • fungi species presence (1)
    • germination date (7)
    • ground water level (29)
    • groundwater permeability (9)
    • habitat complexity (3)
    • habitat degradation (1)
    • habitat disturbance (4)
    • habitat heterogeneity (3)
    • habitat structure (25)
    • habitat use (4)
    • heat flow (8)
    • heterotrophic respiration (2)
    • home range area (1)
    • inorganic nutrient content (34)
    • land cover type (13)
    • latent heat (13)
    • leaf age (2)
    • leaf area (5)
    • leaf area index (13)
    • leaf nitrogen concentration (7)
    • leaf nutrient (6)
    • leaf size (2)
    • litter residence time (19)
    • litter size (3)
    • macrofauna abundance (11)
    • microbial diversity (25)
    • microbial respiration (2)
    • naturalness (10)
    • normalized vegetation index (19)
    • percent carbon (5)
    • percent nitrogen (6)
    • percent organic carbon (5)
    • photosynthetically active radiation intensity (8)
    • phytoplankton abundance (10)
    • phytoplankton biomass (7)
    • plant cover (12)
    • plant density (4)
    • plant development stage (1)
    • plant distribution (6)
    • plant diversity (11)
    • plant nutrient (5)
    • plant species abundance (9)
    • plant species composition (46)
    • plant species presence (15)
    • plant species richness (11)
    • plant transpiration (3)
    • population changes over time (2)
    • population density (3)
    • population size (1)
    • potential evaporation (3)
    • radiation below canopy intensity (3)
    • root biomass (5)
    • root density (1)
    • root dry weight (1)
    • root growth rate (1)
    • root length (1)
    • sapwood area (6)
    • seedling growth rate (2)
    • seedling survival rate (1)
    • seed yield (4)
    • soil heat flux (17)
    • soil macrofauna abundance (3)
    • soil microbial diversity (13)
    • soil organic residual (3)
    • soil solute amount (20)
    • species abundance (42)
    • species composition (49)
    • species group abundance (12)
    • species list (30)
    • species presence (29)
    • species richness (29)
    • species turnover (45)
    • stand density (4)
    • total carbon (6)
    • transpiration rate (4)
    • tree age (9)
    • tree basal area (8)
    • tree condition (9)
    • tree diameter (9)
    • tree diameter at breast height (36)
    • tree distribution (31)
    • tree height (11)
    • vapor pressure deficit (2)
    • vegetation layer composition (23)
    • vegetation layer structure (22)
    • vegetation layer type (22)
    • vegetation pattern (7)
    • vegetation reflectance (11)
    • vegetation structure (6)
    • zooplankton abundance (7)
    • zooplankton biomass (4)
  • environmental parameter (51)
  • genetic parameter (20)
  • landscape parameter (72)
  • physical parameter (18)
  • remote sensing parameter (19)
  • soil parameter (134)
  • water parameter (125)

Projects

  • EU Directive (49)
  • Project (104)
  • UN Conventions and Programmes (61)

Protection Level

  • Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve (3)
  • Category Ib – Wilderness Area (2)
  • Category II – National Park (21)
  • Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area (23)
  • Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources (4)
  • Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area (30)
  • not applicable (4)

Site Status

  • Operational (175)
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  • Stand-by (1)

Site Type

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  • not applicable (1)
  • Platform (30)
  • Stationary land-based site (145)

Search all active, formally acknowledged European LTER sites

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site Icon Collelongo-Selva Piana ABR1 - Italy
2026-03-09
site Icon Rothamsted - United Kingdom
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site Icon LTSER Platform Pannonischer Raum - Austria
2026-01-26
site Icon Gesäuse-Johnsbachtal - Austria
2026-01-19
site Icon Kevo Research Station (Kevo LTER) - Finland
2026-01-12
site Icon TERENO - Eifel Lower Rhine Valley - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon TERENO Harz/Central German Lowland LTER - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon Pallas LTER observatory - Finland
2025-12-15
site Icon Solling - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon National Park Hainich - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon National Park Bavarian Forest - Germany
2025-12-15
site Icon LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN - Germany
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site Icon DFG Exploratories for large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research - Germany
2025-12-11
site Icon Helgoland Roads - Germany
2025-12-11
site Icon Rhine-Main-Observatory - Germany
2025-12-11
site Icon Lange Bramke - Germany
2025-12-11
site Icon Boknis Eck Time Series Station (SW Baltic Sea) - Germany
2025-12-11
site Icon AgroScapeLab Quillow (ZALF) - Germany
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