Kanumazawa Riparian Research Forest - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Kanumazawa Riparian Research Forest
Short name
KRRF
Country
Japan
Web Address
Kanumazawa page on JaTLER web
Operating Organisation
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Akita Prefectural University
Funding Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Site Description
A 4.71-ha site in a beech-dominated landscape, with montane creek stand (2.48 ha) as well as adjacent terrace stand (1.08 ha) and steep slope connecting between them. Deciduous species-mixed stand, without evidence for logging, under temperate climate with heavy snow (max. depth: 1.8 m) in winter. Characterized by canopy breakage and fluvial transport of sedimentation, as well as bumpy ground surface with a mixture of boulders and deep soils. As a result, a diverse array of tree species coexist, with rich ground layer vegetation, in the riparian stand, whereas beech is the dominant species in the terrace stand. Intensive monitoring for seedfall and tree community dynamics since 1990's.
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2020-11-27 13:11:16

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1988
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-05)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 39.1103 Longitude: 140.855

Size
ca. 4.71ha
Elevation (average)
440.00msl
Elevation (min)
410.00msl
Elevation (max)
470.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Deciduous Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
9.20°C
Precipitation Annual
2060.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category II – National Park
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Equipment notes
All infrastructure designed for observations
Accessible All Year
No
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Reprints of articles using the dataset must be provided to the data provider
LTER Site Classification
Regular