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Butler County Industrial Pine Forest, AL USA - LTSE

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Data Holder: 
Richter, Daniel
Location:
United States
Latitude: 31.740000
Longitude: -86.670000
Background
Continent: 
North America
Year LTSE Began: 
1980
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Comments: 
Forest soil density studies conducted in 1980s. Archival samples collected early 1980s and in 2001 from permanent plots that are growing industrially managed pine. Gent, J.A., Jr. and L.A. Morris. 1986. Soil compaction from harvesting and site preparation in the Upper Gulf Coastal Plain. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 50:443-446. Larry Morris UGA Jim Gent IP Corp
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
1200-2000
Mean Annual Soil Temperature (C): 
Thermic: 15 to 22C
Soil moisture regime: 
Udic
Dominant plant species (latin genus and species): 
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L), planted 1982.
Ecoregion: 
Warm Subtropical
Slope (%): 
0-2%
Geological material: 
Upper Gulf Coastal Plain sediments
Experimental Design
Design (short description): 
RCBD
Soil/Data Archive
Vegetative samples archived: 
Yes
Soil solid samples archived: 
Yes
Samples from multiple depths: 
Yes
Year of first sampling for archive: 
1982
Year of last sampling for archive: 
2001
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Micronutrients: 
Yes
Soil Water Data
pH and alkalinity: 
Yes
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
Yes
Macronutrient contents: 
Yes
Micronutrient contents: 
Yes
Harvest mass: 
Yes
Harvest nutrient contents: 
Yes