Welverdiend-South African Wildlife College - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Welverdiend-South African Wildlife College
Short name
W-SAWC
Country
South Africa
Web Address
SAEON Ndlovu Node
Operating Organisation
Peace Parks Foundation
Kruger National Park
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Site Description
A developing long-term research site, designed to determine the effects of harvesting of natural resources (particularly fuelwood) and domestic livestock on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of a savanna ecosystem.
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Last modified
2023-07-26 09:07:22

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2009
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
SAEON✔ (LTER-SAF-ZA-13)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -23.5537 Longitude: 31.3273

Size
ca. 3500.00ha
Elevation (average)
480.00msl
Elevation (min)
450.00msl
Elevation (max)
510.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Savanna
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Grasslands
Savanna
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Mosaic landscapes with a woodland element (bocages) (X10)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
22.00°C
Precipitation Annual
550.00mm
Geology
Granite, gabbro
Vegetation
Granite Lowveld savanna
Hydrology
No perennial rivers
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » Unknown number of beds
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
60
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
LTER Site Classification
Regular