Baileux - La Sormone - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Baileux - La Sormone
Short name
Baileux
Country
Belgium
Site Manager
Mathieu Jonard
Operating Organisation
Commune de Chimay
Funding Agency
Service Public de Wallonie
Site Description
The site comprises 4 plots installed in an oak and beech forest of 60 ha: 2 plots are in pure stands dominated either by oak (1.22 ha) or by beech (0.88 ha) and the two other plots are in mixed stands of contrasted densities (1.05 and 1.75 ha). All the stands are close to each other and are in very similar ecological conditions.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:58
General Characteristics, Purpose, History
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2001
Purpose
On this experimental site, several studies were conducted by the catholic university of Louvain to understand how tree species mixture affects the ecological processes regulating the main carbon, water and nutrient fluxes. In addition, monitoring activities are carried out regularly. This is also a test site used for calibrating and evaluating the HETEROFOR model (a spatially-explicit and individual-based model describing tree growth and resource use - solar radiation, water and nutrients - in heterogeneous forests).
Research Topics
dendrochronology
ecology
species diversity
ecosystem ecology
depositions chemistry
soil chemistry
soil solution chemistry
meteorology
silviculture
Parameters
precipitation intensity
global radiation irradiance
canopy transpiration
tree age
tree diameter
tree height
leaf area
nitrogen content
leaf nutrient
tree basal area
leaf area ratio
dissolved nutrient
percent organic carbon
base saturation
cation exchange capacity
carbon dioxide flux per soil horizon
inorganic carbon content
inorganic nitrogen content
percent carbon
soil pH
soil solution concentration
ecosystem parameter
tree distribution
sapwood area
litter residence time
inorganic nutrient content
tree diameter at breast height
soil parameter
soil nutrient
carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
cation exchange capacity
potential evaporation
soil volumetric water content
soil moisture field capacity
soil moisture content
soil texture
soil wilting point
thickness of soil horizon
total organic carbon
water parameter
water content
Photos
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Geographic
Size
5.00ha
Elevation (average)
307.00msl
Elevation (min)
300.00msl
Elevation (max)
315.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_18)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem and Land Use
Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
Air Temperature: Average Annual
8.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1000.00mm
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Site Type (Spatial Design)
Simple Site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Infrastructure
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from Site) » Cable based
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Power Supply
No
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
7
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Storage Location
Central
Data Services
Other data service
LTER Site Classification
Regular
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