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Revision of DIRT: Detrital Input, Removal, and Transfer (University of Michigan Biological Station) from Sat, 11/17/2007 - 00:32 - LTSE

Location:
Background
Continent: 
North America
Website: 
http://www.eeb.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/labs/knute/DIRT/HF/
Year LTSE Began: 
2004
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
400-800
Soil moisture regime: 
Udic
Is atmospheric deposition chemistry monitored?: 
Yes
Landuse: 
Forestry
Ecoregion: 
Cool Temperate
Landform (general description): 
High glacial outwash plain.
Slope (%): 
0-2%
Elevation (m): 
200-500
Geological material: 
"Glacial outwash sand over Middle Paleozoic (Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian) sedimentary rocks"
Experimental Design
Permanent plot area (square meters): 
10-100
Soil Classification
soilorder: 
Spodosol
Soil/Data Archive
Vegetative samples archived: 
Yes
Soil solid samples archived: 
Yes
Samples from multiple depths: 
Yes
Sample frequency: 
Every 5 years
Year of first sampling for archive: 
2004
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Organic Carbon: 
Yes
Nitrogen: 
Yes
Bulk Density: 
Yes
Soil Water Data
Dissolved organic carbon: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Soil Gas Data
Surface Fluxes: 
Yes
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
Yes
Macronutrient contents: 
Yes