Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/AND017: Structure and Composition of Riparian Vegetation in the H.J. Andrews Forest

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/H.J. Andrews Forest (AND)

LTER/AND017 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

This study measures biomass of riparian vegetation strata. It
characterizes phenology of leaf-out and leaf fall, and determines the
spatial distribution of foliar biomass, and timing and amount of
annual foliar inputs to streams. Permanent transects of 1 m x 1 m and
5 m x 5 m plots were established along 100-150 m reaches of
third-order streams in four vegetation types which represent different
serial stages.

The Andrews Forest is in the western Cascade Range of Oregon in the
15,800-acre drainage basin of the Lookout Creek, a tributary of Blue
River and the McKenzie River. The area elevation ranges from 1350
feet to 5340 feet and contains excellent examples of Pacific Northwest
conifer forests, wildlife, and ecosystems.

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