AmeriFlux AmeriFlux CA-TPD Ontario - Turkey Point Mature Deciduous
- McMaster University
This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-TPD Ontario - Turkey Point Mature Deciduous. Site Description - The forest is approximately 90 years old. Naturally regenerated on sandy terrain and abandoned agricultural land. Predominantly hardwood species with a few scattered conifers. Site has been managed (thinned) in the past. It has a high biodiversity with 573 tree and plant species, 102 bird species, 23 mamal species and 22 reptile and amphibian species (SWALSREP Report, 1999). The dominant tree species is white oak (Quercus alba), with other scattered broadleaf Carolinian species including sugar and red maple (Acer saccharum, A. rubrum), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), black and red oak (Q. velutina, Q. rubra) and white ash (Fraxinus americana) . There are also scattered conifers, mostly white and red pine (Pinus strobes, P. resinosa), comprising about 5% of the trees. Average tree height is 25.7 m with a stand density of 504 ± 18 trees per hectare. Average tree diameter at breast height is 22.3 cm and basal area is 0.06 m2 or approximately 29 square meters per hectare.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). AmeriFlux; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS); Canadian Foundation of Innovation (CFI); Global Water Futures (GWF) Program; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSREC) of Canada; Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT); Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP)
- OSTI ID:
- 1246152
- Country of Publication:
- Canada
- Language:
- English
FLUXNET2015 CA-TPD Ontario - Turkey Point Mature Deciduous
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dataset | January 2015 |
AmeriFlux FLUXNET-1F CA-TPD Ontario - Turkey Point Mature Deciduous
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dataset | January 2022 |
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