GERMAN

Zöbelboden

The Austrian ICP Integrated Monitoring site has a size of 90 ha and is situated in the northern part of the national park Northern Limestone Alps”(N 47°50′30″, E 14°26′30″) (www.umweltbundesamt.at/im). The main rock type is dolomite. The study area is divided in a steep slope with typical montane mixed forests and Leptosols and a flat plateau with spruce plantation and Cambisols. The long-term average annual temperature is 7.2°C and the annual rainfall ranges from 1,500 to 1,800 mm.

Objectives

  • The goal of long-term monitoring is to determine the status and effects of air pollutant loads and climate change on mountain forest ecosystems and to predict their future development.

Local Focus

Location

Upper Austria (47,84167; 14,44167)

Land use

Forestry

Soil type

Lithic and Rendzic Leptosols

Partners

GERMAN

Location

Upper Austria (47,84167; 14,44167)

Land use

Forestry

Soil type

Lithic and Rendzic Leptosols

Partners

Zöbelboden

The Austrian ICP Integrated Monitoring site has a size of 90 ha and is situated in the northern part of the national park Northern Limestone Alps”(N 47°50′30″, E 14°26′30″) (www.umweltbundesamt.at/im). The main rock type is dolomite. The study area is divided in a steep slope with typical montane mixed forests and Leptosols and a flat plateau with spruce plantation and Cambisols. The long-term average annual temperature is 7.2°C and the annual rainfall ranges from 1,500 to 1,800 mm.

Objectives

  • The goal of long-term monitoring is to determine the status and effects of air pollutant loads and climate change on mountain forest ecosystems and to predict their future development.

Local Focus

  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Nature conservation