Bariri (Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Location	Temperature (annual mean)	Precipitation (annual)	Elevation above sea level	Ecosystem
Central Sulawesi, Indonesia	19.6°C	2700 mm	450 m	Highland rainforest

The Bariri measurement station was located in a tropical highland rainforest in the Lore Lindu National Park on Sulawesi, Indonesia. The site was situated at 1416 m above sea level on gently sloping terrain with a slope of up to 7%. The climate was tropical-humid with a mean annual temperature of 19.6°C and a mean annual precipitation of 2700 mm.

The rainforest was characterised by high species diversity of approximately 88 tree species per hectare. Dominant tree species were Castanopsis acuminatissima (29%), Canarium vulgare Lenh. (18%), and various fig species (Ficus spec., 9.5%). The mean tree height was 33 m. The Leaf Area Index (LAI) was approximately 7 m² m^-2.

From 2003 to 2017, CO₂ and water exchange between the forest and the atmosphere was measured using the eddy covariance method from a 70 m tall measurement tower. In addition, meteorological measurements were carried out.

Selected Publications

Olchev A, Ibrom A, Priess J, Erasmi S, Leemhuis C, Twele A, Radler K, Kreilein H, Panferov O, Gravenhorst G (2008). Effects of land-use changes on evapotranspiration of tropical rain forest margin area in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia): Modelling study with a regional SVAT model. Ecological Modelling 212, 131–137. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.10.022

Roß T (2007). Eddy-Kovarianz Messungen über einem tropischen Regenwald in komplexem Gelände. Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.