Global Litter Invertebrate
Decomposition Experiment
Jena,
Germany
Site Manager
Dr.
Winfried Voigt
Community Ecology Group
Institute of Ecology
University of Jena
Dornburger Str. 159
07743 Jena
Germany
Telephone: (+49) 0 3641 9 494 14
Secretary: (+49) 0 3641 9 494 00
Fax: (+49) 0 3641 9 494 02
Site Description
The GLIDE site
in Jena, Germany (a nature reserve since 1990) consists
of the southeast exposed slope of the Mittlere Saaletal.
The site has triassic landscapes (Saale-Ilm Plateau) and
man-made grasslands due to mowing and possibly viticulture
from the Middle Ages up to the end of 19th Century). Since
1997, primary research has been on the effects of slope-gradient
to vegetation and faunal communities.
View weather station information from the Advanced
Technical College of Jena. Follow the link
to 'aktuelle Daten' for current climate conditions.
Site Location
The site is located in Thuringia
of central Germany at 50° 57' 10" N latitude,
11° 35' 40" E longitidue.
Site
Area
Site area is 1.25 ha.
Site
Elevation
Site elevation is 210-310 m.
Annual Rainfall
Annual rainfall is 587 mm.
Annual Temperature
Annual temperature is 9.3 °C.
Soil
Soil type is loam (lower part)
to chalk rendzina (upper part) above limestone; pH is 7.4.
Native
Forest/Vegetation Types
Native vegetation is xerothermic
grassland, probable final forest type: Pinus sylvestris (pt.
Pinus nigra), mixed forest (Pinus sylvestris, Fagus
sylvatica, Quercus petraea, Fraxinus excelsior).
Principal Biome/Ecoregion
Ecoregion is temperate deciduous
forests
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