Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/AND014: H.J. Andrews Forest Reference Stand Litterfall Study

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

LTER/AND014 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:

Seasonal and annual rates of litterfall have been sampled at six
permanent plots picked to represent a range of habitats and
elevations. From 1976 to 1990 fine litter was collected in six traps
(1 m x 1 m) at each site at 3- to 4-week intervals unless buried by
snow. Since 1990 litter has been collected in six traps 29 cm in
diameter (0.066 m2).

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.

Information about the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program can
be obtained from:

LTER Network Office
College of Forest Resources AR-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
"http://lternet.edu"

or

National Science Foundation
Division of Environmental Biology
Long-Term Projects in Environmental Biology
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]