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Kellogg Biological Station LTER - LTSE

Relationships
Subnetworks: 
LTER - U.S. Long Term Ecological Research
Location:
United States
Latitude: 42.404936
Longitude: -85.399453
Background
Continent: 
North America
Website: 
http://www.lter.kbs.msu.edu/
Year LTSE Began: 
1980
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
800-1200
Mean Annual Soil Temperature (C): 
Mesic: 8 to 15C
Is temperature regime isothermic? ie, do mean monthly temperatures deviate by <6C?: 
No
Soil moisture regime: 
Udic
Ecoregion: 
Cool Temperate
Soil Classification
soilorder: 
Alfisol
Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy): 
The dominant KBS soil series are the Kalamazoo (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs) and Oshtemo (coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalfs) series.
Soil/Data Archive
Data Archive: 
Yes