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Salem Road Sustainable Grazing Study - LTSE

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Data Holder: 
Franzluebbers, Alan
Location:
Farmington GA
United States
Latitude: 33.745000
Longitude: -83.398000
Background
Continent: 
North America
Website: 
USDA-ARS Watkinsville GA
Year LTSE Began: 
1994
On-going or Terminated?: 
Terminated
If terminated, year ended: 
2005
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
1200-2000
Mean Annual Soil Temperature (C): 
Thermic: 15 to 22C
Is temperature regime isothermic? ie, do mean monthly temperatures deviate by <6C?: 
No
Soil moisture regime: 
Udic
Is atmospheric deposition chemistry monitored?: 
No
Dominant plant species (latin genus and species): 
Cynodon dactylon, Lolium arundinaceum
Landuse: 
Grazed
Ecoregion: 
Warm Subtropical
Landform (general description): 
Gently rolling upland
Slope (%): 
5-10%
Elevation (m): 
200-500
Geological material: 
Granite gneiss/amphibole residuum
Experimental Design
Design (short description): 
12 treatments replicated in 3 blocks. Factorial arrangement of nutrient source (inorganic, poultry litter+inorganic, and poultry litter only) and forage utilization (unharvested, low grazing pressure, high grazing pressure, and hayed). Grazed treatments were 0.7 ha each, while unharvested and hayed exclosures were 100 m2 each.
Permanent plot area (square meters): 
3000-10,000
Number of permanent plots: 
>20
Soil Classification
soilorder: 
Ultisol
Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy): 
Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludult
Soil/Data Archive
Data Archive: 
Yes
Vegetative samples archived: 
No
Soil solid samples archived: 
Yes
Samples from multiple depths: 
Yes
Sample frequency: 
Annual
Year of first sampling for archive: 
1994
Year of last sampling for archive: 
2005
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Organic Carbon: 
Yes
Nitrogen: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Micronutrients: 
Yes
Chemical Contaminents: 
Yes
Water holding capacity: 
No
Bulk Density: 
Yes
Mineralogy: 
No
Soil Water Data
pH and alkalinity: 
No
Dissolved organic carbon: 
No
Other macronutrients: 
No
Micronutrients: 
No
Soil Gas Data
Surface Fluxes: 
No
Concentrations belowground: 
No
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
No
Macronutrient contents: 
No
Micronutrient contents: 
No
Harvest mass: 
Yes
Harvest nutrient contents: 
Yes
Soil Biota Data
Macro-invertebrates: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
No
Micro-invertebrates: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
No
Microorganisms: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
Yes
Molecular biology studies: 
Yes