Dijleland - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Dijleland
Short name
Dijeland
Country
Belgium
Web Address
Vrienden van Heverleebos en Meerdaalwoud
Doode Bemde
Natuurstudiegroep Dijleland
Operating Organisation
Agency For Nature and Forest (ANB)
Natuurpunt
Site Manager
Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Site Description
Dijleland covers a study area containing the 3 individual LTER sites of the Doode Bemde, Forest of Meerdaal and the Nature Reseve Rode Forest and Laan Valley.
Relationships to other sites
This site contains:
Last modified
2023-07-25 08:07:19

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
ICP Forests✔ (2_12)This site is a verified "ICP Forests" member.
LTER Belgium✔ (LTER_EU_BE_07)This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
Projects
ICP Forests (Level II)
Photos
Aerial view on the nature reserve of the Doode Bemde
Aerial view on the nature reserve of the Doode Bemde
The river Laan
The river Laan
Forest reserve Pruikenmakers within Meerdaal forest
Forest reserve Pruikenmakers within Meerdaal forest
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8008 Longitude: 4.6872

Size
ca. 2561.00ha
Elevation (average)
63.50msl
Elevation (min)
25.00msl
Elevation (max)
102.00msl
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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
Evergreen Forest
Mixed Forest
Grasslands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Rivers
Small rivers
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2) » Permanent non-tidal, smooth-flowing watercourses (C2.3)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved deciduous woodland (G1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
11.00°C
Precipitation Annual
718.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER