Region description
Location: Hainich National Park, Thuringia, central Germany
Forest: Beech forest
Topography: mainly flat area, altitude 500-600 m a.s.l.
MAT and MAP: 6.8 °C and 775 mm
Ownership: state owned
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Platform design
Species pool: Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus species (mainly petraea), Picea abies, Acer pseudoplatanus
Species richness levels: 5
Total number of plots: 38
Study area size: ca 15 km x 10 km
