Leiemeersen - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Leiemeersen
Short name
Leiemeersen
Country
Belgium
Web Address
https://valleivandezuidleie.be/
Operating Organisation
Natuurpunt
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Site Manager
Kris Decleer
Mathias Wackenier
Funding Agency
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Site Description
Fen meadow and transition mire nature reserve
Last modified
2024-05-16 10:05:59

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1983
Observed properties
Climate
Precipitation Sum:    884 mm
Temperature Mean: 10.83 °C
Standard Reference Period: 1991 - 2020
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 Belgium✔This site is a verified "LTER Belgium" member.
Projects
Natura 2000
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) of Habitat Directive
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
Photos
Molinion vegetation with Dactylorhiza majalis
Molinion vegetation with Dactylorhiza majalis
transition mire with Pedicularis palustris
transition mire with Pedicularis palustris
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.156055 Longitude: 3.266474

Size
~10.00ha
Elevation (average)
6.00msl
Elevation (min)
5.60msl
Elevation (max)
6.50msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Flooded grasslands and savannas
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Seasonally wet and wet grasslands (E3) » Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland (E3.4)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5) » Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water (D5.2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires (D2) » Transition mires and quaking bogs (D2.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.80°C
Precipitation Annual
883.80mm
Landforms
Basin
Geology
alluvial deposits
Vegetation
grassland
sedge marsh
reed beds
open water
Soils
peat soil 10-70 cm
Hydrology
groundwater fed system in combination with temporary flooding
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category Ia – Strict Nature Reserve
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Land Use
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » land areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
only experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Graph or object database
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
365
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset