Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center - Japan

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Site Name
Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center
Short name
Sugadaira
Country
Japan
Web Address
Sugadaira Montane Research Center
Operating Organisation
University of Tsukuba
Site Manager
Tanaka Kenta
Site Description
Sugadaira Montane Research Center, established in 1934, is located on the mountain region of 1,300 m alt. in Nagano Prefecture, central Honshu-Island, Japan. In the extensive campus of the Center (35 ha), a sere of vegetation succession is well preserved, and seral stages of the secondary succession for the last one hundred years are sequentially and chronologically arranged: a Miscanthus grass field (A) - young pine forest (about 45 year-old) (B) - mature pine forest (about 60 year-old) (C) - older deciduous broad-leaved forest (about 100 year-old) (D).
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2020-06-29 10:06:05

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1934
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-09)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 36.5236 Longitude: 138.347

Size
ca. 35.00ha
Elevation (average)
1320.00msl
Elevation (min)
1280.00msl
Elevation (max)
1350.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Evergreen Forest
Mixed Forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate coniferous forests
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Small rivers
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Dry grasslands (E1)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Mesic grasslands (E2)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, fast, turbulent watercourses (C2.2)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant alder, birch, poplar or willow (G1.1)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1) » Meso- and eutrophic oak, hornbeam, ash, sycamore, lime, elm and related woodland (G1.A)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
6.50°C
Precipitation Annual
1226.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Graph or object database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Telephone line
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing equipment
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Weekly
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Observation devices » Measurement tower » In canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment notes
Research buildings (30 people)
Accomodation buildind (40 people)
Canopy tower (4 x 6 x 21 m)
Research biological and stereo microscopes
Fluorescence biological and stereo microscopes
Intelligent microscope
Education biological and stereo microscopes
Scanning electron microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Ultra- and semithin microtomes
DNA Sanger capillary sequencer
DNA next-generation sequencer
DNA thermo-cyclers
Integrated climatological analysis system
Bus (26 people)
Vehicle (10 people)
4WD vehicle (7 people)
Tractors
Library (about 20,000 items)
Herbarium and Insectarium
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
1
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Master