Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/KBS015: Soil Moisture Changes in Crop and Early Successional Communities

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/Kellogg Biological
Station (KBS)

LTER/KBS015 (Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog):

Analyses of soil moisture in upper 15 cm and upper 50 cm of soil
profile in each plot of the main cropping system experiment described
in KBS004. Nondestructive measurements taken with replicate time
domain reflectometry (TDR) probes installed semipermanently in each
plot. Gravimetric samples taken monthly to 15 cm.

The 1,000 ha W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has been administered by
Michigan State University as a primary research facility since its
1929 deeding to the university by Kellogg. In its early years the
Station was devoted to wildlife, forestry, and soil conservation
research; during the past 20 years a research emphasis on ecology,
production agronomy, and forest genetics has led to well-established
and internationally recognized programs in each of these fields. The
mission of the Station, supported by 10 year-round resident faculty
from several university departments, in addition to campus-based
faculty and visiting scientists, puts a primary emphasis on
maintaining an environment for interdisciplinary research in ecology,
agriculture, and natural resources.

KBS LTER research topics include ecological interactions underlying
the productivity and environmental impact of production-level cropping
systems; patterns, causes, and consequences of microbial, plant, and
insect diversity in agricultural landscapes; gene transfer, community
dynamics and biogeochemical fluxes.

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