Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Central latitude: 50.746020
Central longitude: 4.413249
Duration: 6 years, from 1996 to 2017

426 records

46 distinct species

Across the time series Fagus sylvatica is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

More detailed sampling protocols can be found through the ICP Manual at https://www.icp-forests.org/pdf/manual/2016/ICP_Manual_2016_01_part07-1.pdf. This dataset contains Level 2 monitoring for the Brasschaat site. Vegetation survey data on permanently marked subplots (100 m²) of the LTER site Brasschaat (BE001) between the years 1996 and 2017. All vascular plant and terrestrial moss species occurring at the subplots were recorded and their percentage cover was estimated. Woody species were assigned to three different vegetation strata depending on their height: herb layer (< 50 cm), shrub layer (? 50 cm and < 5 m) and tree layer (? 5 m). Scientific nomenclature for plants was standardized using the R package ?Taxonstand? version 2.1 (Cayuela et al. 2012).

Citation(s)

@Dataset{BioTIME_cit370, Study_id = {609}, Citation_id = {370}, Author = {Verstraeten, Arne and Van Landuyt, Wouter}, Publisher = {International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests)}, Title = {Ground vegetation data ICP Forests Level II plot, Sonian Forest - Belgium}, Year = {2017}, Doi = {10.23728/b2share.26d9c4e64dfe486c8d2beecedacc2f0d}, Url = {https://deims.org/dataset/b5cd274c-031b-4528-a645-c63ca3d399e4}, Language = {English} }