Tara - Serbia

Basic Information
Site Name
Tara
Short name
Tara
Country
Serbia
Web Address
http://nptara.rs/site/about-us/
Operating Organisation
LTER Serbia
Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (Serbia)
Site Manager
Saša Orlović
Funding Agency
LTER Serbia
Site Description
Tara mountain is a part of Dinaric Alps with an average height of 1200 m above sea level and is a typical forested area located in western Serbia. Its forests are among the best preserved and most productive forests in Europe and represent the greatest natural value of Tara. The area has a temperate continental climate with subalpine influences. High humidity is caused by currents from the Drina canyon and daily mist. More than 75% of the area is covered with mixed forest of beech, fir and spruce. Tara is a well known refugium for many relict and endemic plant species among which the most valuable and recognizable is the endemic and relict Serbia spruce, Picea omorica (Pancic) Purkyně with very limited range to about only 60 ha.
Last modified
2021-11-23 11:11:18

CC-BY-NC Logo

General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2010
Observed properties
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 Serbia✔ (LTER_EU_RS_010)This site is a verified "LTER Serbia" member.
Projects
eLTER catalogue
eLTER (H2020)
Photos
not defined
not defined
not defined
not defined
not defined
not defined
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 43.9183 Longitude: 19.4197

Size
ca. 100.00ha
Elevation (average)
1088.00msl
Elevation (min)
1100.00msl
Elevation (max)
1080.00msl
Download

Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Mixed Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Biogeographical Region
Continental Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Coniferous woodland (G3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.60°C
Precipitation Annual
964.00mm
Geology
Limestone
Vegetation
Deciduous and mixed coniferous forests (beech/fir/spruce), which present a unique example of well-developed and preserved forests in SE Europe with numerous endemic and relict species of indigenous flora and fauna.
Soils
The following ten types of cover are present within NP Tara: skeletal-rocky ground, chernozem on serpentines (humus silicate soil), alluvial deposit, deluvium, brown reddish soil on limestone, calcareous-skeletal soil on firm limestone, brown skeletoid soil on schist, parapodsol-gleized soil, eroded smonitza(shallow), and skeleton soil on serpentines.
Hydrology
The most conspicuous hydrological characteristic of the park is the Drina River(total length 346 km; 22.7 km running around the park) and its canyon. The Drina forms a canyon over 1,000 m high on the park?s boundary line.There are three reservoirs in the region of Tara NP: Perucac, Zaovinsko Lake(altitude is 600 m above Peru?ac) and Kru?cica.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Maintenance infrastructure » Snow clearing frequency » Daily
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
60
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.