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Center for Environmental Farming Systems - LTSE

Relationships
Data Holder: 
Bell, Melissa
Publications: 
Multiple
Location:
United States
Latitude:
Longitude:
Background
Continent: 
North America
Website: 
http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/
Year LTSE Began: 
1996
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Comments: 
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27609
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
800-1200
Mean Annual Soil Temperature (C): 
Thermic: 15 to 22C
Landuse: 
Other
Ecoregion: 
Warm Subtropical
Slope (%): 
0-2%
Elevation (m): 
0-200
Experimental Design
Design (short description): 
A randomized complete block design with three replications of 3 diverse agricultural systems, a woodlot system and a successional ecosystem.
Soil Classification
soilorder: 
Ultisol
Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy): 
Mixed Series, mostly a variety of Tomotley series
Soil/Data Archive
Vegetative samples archived: 
Yes
Soil solid samples archived: 
Yes
Samples from multiple depths: 
Yes
Sample frequency: 
Annual
Year of first sampling for archive: 
1999
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Nitrogen: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Micronutrients: 
Yes
Chemical Contaminents: 
Yes
Water holding capacity: 
Yes
Bulk Density: 
Yes
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
Yes
Macronutrient contents: 
Yes
Micronutrient contents: 
Yes
Harvest mass: 
Yes
Harvest nutrient contents: 
Yes
Soil Biota Data
Macro-invertebrates: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
Yes
Micro-invertebrates: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
Yes
Microorganisms: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
Yes