Carnarvon Experimental Farm (Biesieslaagte) - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Carnarvon Experimental Farm (Biesieslaagte)
Short name
CEF(B)
Country
South Africa
Web Address
SAEON Arid Lands Node/Skilpad Wildflower Reserve site
Operating Organisation
Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Carnarvon Experimental Farm
Site Description
Carnarvon Experimental Farm (Biesieslaagte) is situated in the Nama Karoo Biome and has been conducting a grazing trial since 1988 in which various grazing senarios are tested
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:07

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1989
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
SAEON✖ (LTER-SAF-ZA-24)The affiliation of this site with "SAEON" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -31.036906 Longitude: 21.895758

Size
ca. 15000.00ha
Elevation (average)
1315.00msl
Elevation (min)
1301.00msl
Elevation (max)
1329.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
EUNIS habitat
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
15.20°C
Precipitation Annual
167.00mm
Geology
Predominantly Karoo sediments of the Beaufort Group
Vegetation
Western Upper Karoo
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://saeon.dirisa.org/management/it-governance/G373.2%20Policy%20and%20Guidel…
LTER Site Classification
Regular