Curonian lagoon biosphere polygon - Lithuania

Basic Information
Site Name
Curonian lagoon biosphere polygon
Short name
CLBP
Country
Lithuania
Operating Organisation
Administration of the Curonian Spit National Park
Direction of Nemuno delta regional park
Site Description
Curonian lagoon biosphere polygon is a part of ecologic and specialized monitoring system for biological diversity and NATURA2000.
Last modified
2020-11-27 13:11:54

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2009
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Projects
Natura 2000
EcoPotential (H2020)
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 55.381689 Longitude: 21.145931

Size
ca. 31410.00ha
Elevation (average)
-4.00msl
Elevation (min)
-6.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Rivers
Large river deltas
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Estuaries (X01)
Inland surface waters (C)
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity (A7.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7) » Partially mixed water column with reduced salinity and medium or long residence time (A7.4)
Marine habitats (A) » Ice-associated marine habitats (A8)
Marine habitats (A) » Ice-associated marine habitats (A8) » Freshwater ice (A8.2)
Marine habitats (A) » Ice-associated marine habitats (A8) » Under-ice habitat (A8.4)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Mires, bogs and fens (D) » Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water (D5)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
6.80°C
Precipitation Annual
725.00mm
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
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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.