KBS LTER Data Tables

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• Research Context

  Weather, elevation, imagery, species lists and other information about the KBS research environment
  

  • Spatial Data
    • Imagery
      • Airphoto Mission Summaries (1938 to present)
      • Annual Color Infrared/True Color Aerial Photographs (1991 to present)
    • Elevation
      • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Elevation (1988)
      • Elevations of GLBRC Intensive Site via RTK GPS (2008)
      • Elevations of MCSE Site via RTK GPS (2004)
      • LIDAR Elevations of KBS - 5-meter Gridded (2008)
      • LIDAR Elevations of KBS - Bare-Earth (2008)
      • LIDAR Elevations of Lux Arbor Reserve - 5-meter Gridded (2008)
      • LIDAR Elevations of Lux Arbor Reserve - Bare-Earth (2008)
      • LIDAR Elevations of Marshall Farms - 5-meter Gridded (2008)
      • LIDAR Elevations of Marshall Farms - Bare-Earth (2008)
    • GPS Coordinates
      • GPS Coordinates of All LTER Features (1988 to present)
      • KBS LTER Survey Monument Coordinates (2006)
      • GPS Coordinates of GLBRC Intensive Site Features
      • GPS Coordinates of GLBRC Marshall Farm Features
      • GPS Coordinates of GLBRC Lux Arbor Features (2009)
      • GPS Coordinates of GLBRC Extensive Sites (2008 to 2010)
  • Weather
    • LTER Weather Station - Daily Precip and Air Temp (1988 to present)
    • LTER Weather Station - Daily Weather- All Variates (1988 to present)
    • LTER Weather Station - Daily Wind Speed and Direction (1992 to present)
    • LTER Weather Station - Raw Hourly Weather (1992 to present)
    • LTER Aeronet Sun-photometer - Cloud-corrected Data (2003 to 2010)
    • LTER Aeronet Sun-photometer - Real-time Data (2003 to 2010)
    • KBS Pond Lab Weather Station - Air Temp (5 minute) (2007 to 2010)
    • NWS Station at KBS - Daily (1948 to present)
    • NWS Station at Kalamazoo Hospital - Daily (1887 to 1987)
  • Precipitation Chemistry
    • Precipitation Chemistry- NADP (1979 to present)
  • KBS Species List
    • Amphibian Species List
    • Bird Species List
    • Bryophyte Species List
    • Fish Species List
    • Fungal Species List
    • Insect Species List
    • Mammal Species List
    • Protozoa Species List
    • Reptile Species List
  • Collections
    • KBS Herbarium Image Archive
    • KBS Insect Collection
    • KBS Herbarium Specimens
  • Soil Classification
    • Soil Taxonomic Description via Soil Pits (1995)
• Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)

  Signature cropping system experiment that provides the context for most core research on site

  • Agronomy
    • Yield
      • Agronomic Yields - Annual Crops (1989 to present)
      • Agronomic Yields - Alfalfa (1995 to present)
      • Geo-referenced Annual Crop Yields - Raw Data (1996 to present)
      • Geo-referenced Annual Crop Yields - Processed (1999 to present)
      • Agronomic Yields - Weed and Fertilizer Microplots (2006 to present)
      • Poplar Biomass at Harvest (1998 to present)
    • Field Logs
      • Expanded Agronomic Log (1988 to present)
      • Narrative Agronomic Field Log (1988 to present)
  • Biogeochemical Fluxes
    • N2O, CH4, CO2 Fluxes via Static Chambers (1991 to present)
    • Soil Leachate via Suction Lysimeters - Major Ions (1999 to 2003)
    • Soil Leachate via Suction Lysimeters - Inorganic Nitrogen (2003 to present)
    • Soil Nitrogen Mineralization (1989 to present)
    • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Nitrogen Mineralization (1988)
  • Invertebrates
    • Insect Populations via Sticky Traps (1989 to present)
    • Aphid Colonization via Suction Traps (2007 to present)
    • Earthworm Survey (1994)
    • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Nematodes (1988)
  • Microbes
    • Soil Microbial Biomass and Biovolume via Microscopy (1990 to 1996)
    • Soil Microbial Biomass via Chloroform Fumigation (1989 to 1996)
    • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Soil Microbial Biomass/Respiration (1988)
    • Nitrite Reductase (nirK) Gene Sequences (2004 to present)
    • Methanotroph pmoA Gene Sequences (2004 to 2009)
  • Plants
    • Biomass and Species Composition
      • Annual Crops and Alfalfa Biomass (1990 to present)
      • Annual Crops Population Estimates (2005 to present)
      • Soybean Stand Counts (2003 to 2006)
      • Cover Crop Biomass (1990 to present)
      • Non-crop (Weed) Biomass (1990 to present)
      • Non-Crop (Weed) Species Diversity Index (1990 to present)
      • Biomass Compilation for Herbaceous Systems (1990 to present)
      • Early Successional Microplot Biomass - by Species (1989 to present)
      • Poplar Biomass per Stem via Allometry (1989 to present)
      • Poplar Biomass Areal via Allometry (1989 to present)
      • Litter Trap Biomass (1991 to present)
      • Forest DBH - Raw Data (1998 to present)
      • Forest Woody Biomass via DBH (1998 to present)
      • Forest Woody Biomass Annual Production (1999 to present)
      • Forest Aboveground Net Primary Productivity (1999 to present)
      • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Soybean Biomass and Carbon/Nitrogen Content (1988)
    • Seedbank
      • Seed Bank via Direct Germination (1993 to 2002)
      • Seed Bank via Elutriation (1990 to 2008)
      • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Seed Bank (1988)
    • Tissue Chemistry
      • Tissue Carbon and Nitrogen (1989 to present)
  • Soil Properties
    • Soil Chemistry
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen (1989 to present)
      • Soil Test Lab Analyses - Agronomic (1992 to present)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen - Surface (1989 to 2001)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen by Depth - Deep Cores (2001 to present)
      • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen (1988)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen - Early Successional Microplots (1996 to present)
      • Soil pH (1989 to present)
    • Physical Properties
      • Soil Moisture - Gravimetric (1989 to present)
      • Soil Moisture and Temperature - Modeled (1989 to 1998)
      • Soil Moisture - with Trace Gas Sampling (2003 to present)
      • Baseline Spatial Variability Study - Soil Physical Properties (1988)
      • Soil Temperature - with Trace Gas Sampling (1991 to present)
      • Soil Bulk Density - Surface (1995 to 1996)
      • Soil Bulk Density by Depth - Deep Cores (2001 to present)
  • Collections
    • Plant Tissue Archives (1889 to present)
    • Soil Archives (1889 to present)
• Biodiversity Gradient Experiment

  Cropped and successional communities managed to provide 22 different levels of plant diversity

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields (2000 to present)
    • Expanded Agronomic Log (2000 to present)
    • Narrative Agronomic Log (2000 to present)
  • Microbes
    • Nitrite Reductase (nirK) Gene Sequences (2009)
  • Plants
    • Cover Crop and Non-crop Biomass (2001 to present)
  • Soil Properties
    • Soil Moisture - Gravimetric (2001)
• Resource Gradient Experiment

  Annual crop (corn, soybean, or wheat) fertilized at 9 different nitrogen rates +/- irrigation

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields - Irrigated (2003 to present)
    • Agronomic Yields - Rainfed (2000 to present)
    • Narrative Agronomic Log (2000 to present)
  • Biogeochemical Fluxes
    • CH4, CO2 Fluxes via Static Chambers (2002)
    • N2O Fluxes via Static Chambers (2001 to 2003)
  • Soil Properties
    • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen, Moisture and Temperature (2002)
    • Soil Test Lab Analyses - Agronomic (2011)
    • Soil pH (2011 to present)
• MSCE Scale-up Experiment

  KBS commercial fields managed to replicate MCSE treatments at landscape scales

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields (2006 to present)
    • Geo-referenced Agronomic Yields - Processed (2006 to present)
    • Geo-referenced Agronomic Yields - Raw Data (2006 to present)
• Living Field Lab (LFL) Study

  Small plot experiments to extend biologically based treatments of the MCSE

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields (1993 to 2007)
  • Biogeochemical Fluxes
    • CH4, CO2 Fluxes via Static Chambers (2001 to 2002)
    • Nitrification and CH4 Consumption via Lab Incubations (2001 to 2002)
    • Soil Carbon Mineralization via Lab Incubations (1999 to 2001)
    • Soil Nitrogen Mineralization via Lab Incubations - Raw Data (1997 to 2001)
    • Soil Leachate - Inorganic Nitrogen via Gravity Lysimeters (1993 to 2001)
    • Soil Leachate - Nitrate via Suction Lysimeters (1993 to 2003)
  • Soil Properties
    • Soil Chemistry
      • Soil Test Lab Analyses - Agronomic (1992 to 2002)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen (1993 to 2002)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen (1993 to 2001)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen by Depth - Deep Cores (1993 to 2001)
    • Physical Properties
      • Soil Classification (1922 to 1993)
      • Soil Texture by Horizon (1992 to 1993)
• GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment

  Candidate biofuel cropping systems along a diversity gradient from continuous corn to restored prairie
  

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields - Annual Crops (2008 to present)
    • Agronomic Yield - Perennial Crops (2008 to 2010)
    • Stover and Residue Biomass (2008 to present)
    • Agronomic Yields - Unfertilized/Fertilized Microplots
    • Narrative Agronomic Field Log (2008 to present)
  • Biogeochemical Fluxes
    • N2O, CH4, CO2 Fluxes via Static Chambers (2008 to present)
    • Soil Temperature - with Trace Gas Sampling (2008 to present)
  • Plants
    • Biomass and Species Composition
      • Aboveground Productivity - Annual Crops (2008 to present)
      • Aboveground Productivity - Perennial Crops (2008 to present)
      • Belowground Productivity - Annual Crops (2008 to present)
      • Belowground Productivity - Perennial Crops via Ingrowth Cores - Raw Data (2009 to present)
      • Belowground Biomass - Perennial Crops (2009 to present)
      • Poplar - Understory Biomass (2008 to 2009)
      • Poplar - Census (2012)
      • Poplar - Litter Trap Biomass (2008 to present)
      • Poplar - Stem Diameter and Destructive Biomass (2009 to present)
    • Tissue Chemistry
      • Sugar and Cellulose Content - Harvested Biomass (2008 to 2009)
      • Poplar Leaf Test Lab Analyses - Major Nutrients (2011)
    • Phenology
      • Phenology via Stationary Canera Images (2011 to present)
      • Leaf Area Index (LAI) (2009 to present)
  • Soil Properties
    • Soil Chemistry
      • Soil Test Lab Analyses - Agronomic (2008 to present)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen - Surface and Deep Cores (2008 to present)
      • Soil Test Lab Analyses by Depth - Deep Cores (2008)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen (2008 to present)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen via Resin Strips (2009)
      • Soil pH (2008)
    • Physical Properties
      • Soil Bulk Density - Surface and Deep Cores (2008 to 2009)
      • Soil Moisture - Gravimetric (2008 to 2009)
      • Soil Texture by Depth - Deep Cores (2008)
      • Soil Moisture via TDR - Daily (2009 to present)
• Aquatic Studies

  Sampling from aquatic habitats in the KBS landscape
  

  • Hydrology and Ice Cover
    • Ice Cover in Fair and Gull Lakes (1923 to present)
    • Lake Levels in Fair and Lower Crooked Lakes (1956 to present)
    • Stream Water Discharge of Augusta Creek (1964 to present)
  • Water Chemistry
    • Groundwater Chemistry near the KBS LTER (1996 to present)
    • Stream Water Chemistry near KBS (1996 to present)
    • Wetlands Water Chemistry in the KBS Region (1996 to present)
• Social Science Studies

  Human population in the KBS area and survey results
  

  • Surveys
    • Landowner Mail Survey on ‘Bioenergy and Land Use,’ Southern Michigan 2012 (2012)
    • Farmer Survey of Climate Risk (2011)
• Regional Studies

  Modeling regional phenomena such as crop productivity
  

  • Agronomy
    • Agronomic Yields - County, State and Regional (1970 to present)
• Other Experiments

  Long- and short-term experiments ancillary to our major experiments

  • Cellulosic Biofuel Diversity Experiment

    Comparing 12 biofuel cropping systems

    • Agronomy
      • Agronomic Yields - Grain Crops (2008 to present)
      • Agronomic Yields - Cellulosic Crops (2010 to present)
      • Narrative Agronomic Field Log (2008 to present)
  • Switchgrass Nitrogen/Harvest Experiment - GLBRC

    Switchgrass fertilized at 8 nitrogen rates and harvested once vs twice per year

    • Agronomy
      • Agronomic Yields - Switchgrass (2009 to present)
    • Plants
      • Tissue Carbon and Nitrogen (2011)
    • Soil Properties
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen (2009 to 2010)
  • GLBRC Biofuel Scale-up Experiment

    KBS commercial fields managed to replicate biofuel treatments at landscape scales

    • Agronomy
      • Agronomic Yields (2009 to present)
    • Biogeochemical Fluxes
      • CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange via Flux Tower (2009 to present)
      • N2O, CH4, CO2 Fluxes via Static Chambers (2009 to present)
      • Soil Temperature - with Trace Gas Sampling (2009 to present)
    • Plants
      • Annual Crop and Non-Crop Biomass (2009 to present)
    • Soil Properties
      • Soil Bulk Density - Surface and Deep Cores (2009)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen by Depth - Deep Cores (2009)
      • Soil Total Carbon and Nitrogen - Surface (2009)
      • Soil Inorganic Nitrogen (2009 to present)
      • Soil Texture by Depth - Deep Cores (2009)
  • Nitrogen Deposition Study - LTER

    Forest and successional plots fertilized to simulate increased nitrogen deposition
    

    • Biogeochemical Fluxes
      • CH4, CO2 Fluxes in Forest Soils via Static Chambers - Tilled Microplots (2002)
      • Nitrification and CH4 Consumption in Fertilized Forest Soils in Lab
      • CH4, CO2 Fluxes in Forest Soils via Static Chambers - Fertilized Microplots (2002)
  • European Corn Borer Experiment - LTER

    Evaluation of different stategies to control corn borer in continuous corn
    

    • Agronomy
      • Agronomic Yields (2001 to 2004)
  • GLBRC Biofuel Biodiversity Study - Extensive Sites

    Cellulosic biofuel production implications on biodiversity across MI & WI biofuel fields

    • Invertebrates
      • Insect Counts via Sticky Traps (2008 to 2009)
    • Plants
      • Corn Stand Counts (2010)
      • Plant Biomass (2008 to 2010)
      • Plant Species Composition via Nested Circles Method (2008 to 2010)
      • Plant Species Composition via Transect Method (2010 to 2011)
      • Plant Density via Robel Pole Measurements - Raw Data (2009 to 2010)
    • Soil Properties
      • Soil Test Lab Analyses - Agronomic (2008)