Warndt

Forest ecosystem between the industrial regions of the Saarland and Lorraine

The sub-area is located between the valley of the river Saar in the northeast and the industrial region of Lorraine.

The predominant soils in this area are periglacial floating soils of fine sands which are characterized by a low sorption capacity and high contaminant burdens. They are not suitable for agriculture. Instead the sub-area is covered by a large forest of beech, oak, spruce, pine, and larch with only three small towns (i.e., Ludweiler, Differten, and Lauterbach) and a few abandoned coal mines.

Sampling site

  • Closed mixed forest
  • The sampling site Warndt 2 is located in the forest district Warndtweiher at an altitude of 247 m.

Specimen

  • A major primary producer in semi-natural and anthropogenic affected ecosystems.
  • The roe deer is the most common of the larger herbivores (first order-consumer) to be found in the wild in Europe.
  • Soil is livelihood and biosphere for humans, animals, plants and soil organisms. All the substances brought in are transported, transformed and/or accumulated in the soil.

Analytes

Sampling period

1985 - 2022