7 Kindla Integrated Monitoring site (SE)

• Dominant ecosystem: Boreal forest and taiga
• Access: 200 km from Stockholm. Open all year around, although access may be difficult during snow-melt in the spring
• DEIMS site code: LTER_EU_SE_001_002

A highly instrumented, forested catchment, part of the ICP-Integrated Monitoring network. Measurements include meteorology, hydrology, soil physics, mineralogy and chemistry, pore water/groundwater composition, surface water and biology. Vegetation (all plants from trees to bryophytes) is recorded at regular intervals from a grid with permanent plots. Scientific focus: research focuses on ecosystem hydrological balances and chemical budgets, climate and hydrological modelling, as well as acidification, eutrophication and biodiversity. Main achievements include important contributions to acidification research.

Contact

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
 Lars Lundin, lars.lundin@slu.se

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