Brocken Natural Forest
Basic information
Sample name: Brocken Natural Forest

Reference: P. Meyer, P. Janda, M. Mikolâs, V. Trotsiuk, F. Krumm, H. Mrhalovâ, M. Synek, J. Lâbusovâ, D. Kraus, J. Brandes, and M. Svoboda. 2017. A matter of time: self-regulated tree regeneration in a natural Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest at Mt. Brocken, Germany. European Journal of Forest Research 136:907-921 [ER 2809]
Geography
Country: Germany



Coordinate: 51° 48' N, 10° 37' E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "app. 225 ha on the eastern slope of Mt. Brocken at an elevation of between 950 and 1030 m... in the Harz National Park"
coordinate based on Brocken

Environment
Habitat: temperate coniferous forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 2.9

MAP: 1814.0

Habitat comments: "primeval forest... the 15 plots consisted solely of Norway spruce"

Methods
Life forms: trees

Sites: 15

Site area: 1.5

Sampling methods: quadrat

Sample size: 332 individuals

Years: 2014

Size min: 10

Basal area: 28.3

Sampling comments: "15 circular plots (0.1 ha)" that are closely spaced
count is of living trees only and excludes numerous snags

Metadata
Sample number: 3049

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2018-07-12 16:24:09

Modified: 2018-07-12 06:24:09

Abundance distribution
1 species
0 singletons
total count 332
geometric series index: not computable
Fisher's α: NULL
geometric series k:
Hurlbert's PIE: 1.0000
Shannon's H: 0.0000
Good's u: 0.0000
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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