Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/CDR008: Effects of Fires on Old Field Vegetation (BRNMC) at Cedar Creek Natural History Area

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

LTER/CDR008 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effect different
fire frequencies have on old field vegetation. This experiment is
being conducted in field B. There are four different burn treatments:
1) controls which are not burned, 2) plots burned every year, 3) plots
burned every other year, 4) plots burned every fourth year. There are
six replicates of each treatment, randomly assigned to the 24 plots.
Plots are 8 m x 8 m and are placed in a 3 x 8 grid with 2 m walkways.
Plots are marked with colored rebar at each corner. Burning is done
in the spring.

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.

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