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GEO-BON Biome

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Land Use

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Observed Properties

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Projects

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Site Status

  • Operational (15)

Site Type

  • Platform (2)
  • Stationary land-based site (13)

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site Icon Pallas LTER observatory - Finland
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site Icon Hyytiälä SMEAR II LTER - Finland
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site Icon Sierra Nevada Global-Change Observatory (UGR-JA) - Spain
2025-01-07
site Icon Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (Kilpisjärvi LTER) - Finland
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site Icon Sonnblick Observatory - Austria
2025-01-07
site Icon Cairngorms (ECN site) - United Kingdom
2025-01-07
site Icon ALPFOR - Switzerland
2025-01-07
site Icon Arctic-alpine tundra - Czechia
2025-01-07
site Icon Värriö Research Station (Värriö LTER) - Finland
2024-09-12
site Icon Tenuta di Castelporziano - Italy
2024-09-12
site Icon Svartberget Research Station - Sweden
2024-09-12
site Icon National Park Hoge Kempen - Belgium
2024-09-12
site Icon Abisko Scientific Research Station - Sweden
2024-09-12
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