Global Litter Invertebrate
Decomposition Experiment
Biosphere Reserve in South Bohemia, Czech
Republic
Site Manager
Dr. Marcela Kovarova
Institute of Botany
Academy of Sciences
252 43 Pruhonice
Czech Republic
Site Description
This GLIDE site is located at the southwestern part of Bohemia,
Czech Republic, on the boundaries with Austria and Germany.
The mountains belong to the Hercynic central european mountains
with the highest mount on the German territory (Grosser Arber,
1456 m above sea level). They are mostly built up by acid
bedrocks (mica, schists, and granite). The climate in the
lower part of the _umava (about 1200 m above sea level) where
the GLIDE experimental site is situated is moderately cold
and humid. The vegetation is composed of climax spruce forests.
The plant communities and soil biota of the studied area
were extensively studied in the last years in a joint botanical
and soil zoological grant project.
Site Location
Site location is in the Czech Republic, South Bohemia, 13°45’-
13° 46’E and 48° 97’- 48° 98’N.
Site Area
Site area is 10 kilometers squared.
Site Elevation
Site elevation is 1205-1255 m above sea level.
Annual Rainfall
Annual rainfall is 1486-1200 mm.
Annual Temperature
Annual temperature is 3.7° - 5.1° C.
Soil
Soil type is mountain brunisols with moder humus form.
Native Forest/Vegetation Types
Native vegetation is mountain climax spruce forest Calamagrostio
villosae-Piceetum fagetosum.
Principal Biome/Ecoregion
Principal biome is central european mountain taiga
Photo Gallery
|
Photo courtesy of Marcela Kovarova
|
|
