Hamburg - Bergedorf, Germany test site

 

Site Information

Organisation: Thünen Institute
Contact Person: Dr Christian Brischke
Who can use it: Research and contract partners
Location:
Cooordinates: 53.506033_N, 10.199627_E

 

Geographic and Climate*

Elevation:                                            30 m
Mean temperature:                            9.5°C
Annual mean rainfall:                         710 mm
(* Meyer, Brischke, Brandt, Melcher, Lenz, Soetbeer 2014: Durability of English oak (Quercus robur L.) e Comparison of decay progress and resistance under various laboratory and field conditions. Int. Bio & Bio. 86, 79-85)

 

Soil parameters**

Sand (%)                                              79.7
Silt (%)                                                 15.2
Clay (%)                                               5.1
Humus content (%)                             6.0
Carbon content (%)                             3.5
CEC (mmol kg-1)                                  151.5
(** Bahmani, Melcher, Schmidt, Fromm 2014: Influence of exposure time, wood species and dimension on the remaining copper and chromium content in CC-treated wood after field and laboratory leaching tests. Holzforschung. DOI: 10.1515/hf-2014-0213, 8 pages)

 

Prevalent decay/fungi***

White rot caused by Hypholoma fasciculare, Bjerkandera adusta or Cyathus striatus.
(*** Jacobs, Scheiding, Plaschkies, Weiß, Ragno, Flade 2013: Molecular bio-technology analyze wood degradation in field. Final test report 2013 (In German). 115 pages, FKZ VF090010)

 

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