Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/CDR014: Monoculture and Competition Gardens at Cedar Creek Natural History Area

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/Cedar Creek Natural
History Area (CDR)

LTER/CDR014 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

This experiment is designed to determine the relationships between
plant traits, successional status, and resource reduction for five
grass species that were grown for three years in monoculture in
replicated field plots on soils prepared to have different
availabilities of nitrogen. It also determines the results of
competition experiments among various combinations of these species as
well as the differing feedback effects of each species on soil
nitrogen mineralization rates.

Proprietary limits: Investigators have priority over data for
five years, but are interested in collaboration for novel comparisons before
then.

The Cedar Creek Natural History Area (CCNHA) is a 2200 hectare
experimental ecological reserve operated by the University of
Minnesota in cooperation with the Minnesota Academy of Sciences. CCNHA
is located in Anoka and Isanti Counties north of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
The site was established in 1940, was designated a National Natural
Landmark by the National Park Service in 1975. In 1977 it was included
as an Experimental Ecology Reserve in a proposed network, and in 1982
it was one of 11 sites in the U.S. selected by the National Science
Foundation for funding of LTER.

Information about LTER is also available at
'http://lternet.edu/'