<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><eml:eml xmlns:eml="https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0" xmlns:stmml="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema/stmml-1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="https://eml.ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.2.0 https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/docs/eml-2.2.0/eml.xsd" packageId="knb-lter-kbs.171.24" system="KBS LTER"><access scope="document" order="allowFirst" authSystem="knb"><allow><principal>uid=KBS,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org</principal><permission>all</permission></allow><allow><principal>uid=sbohm,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org</principal><permission>all</permission></allow><allow><principal>public</principal><permission>read</permission></allow></access><dataset><alternateIdentifier system="lter.kbs.msu.edu">https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/171.eml</alternateIdentifier><title>Deep Core Soil of the MCSE Scale-up Experiment at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI  (2010)</title><creator><individualName><givenName>Alexandra</givenName><surName>Kravchenko</surName></individualName><organizationName>Michigan State University</organizationName><address><city>East Lansing</city><administrativeArea>MI</administrativeArea><postalCode>48824</postalCode><country>US</country></address><phone phonetype="phone">(517) 355-0271 x1241</phone><phone phonetype="fax"></phone><electronicMailAddress>kravche1@msu.edu</electronicMailAddress><userId directory="http://orcid.org">0000-0001-5920-927X</userId></creator><creator><individualName><givenName>Sieglinde</givenName><surName>Snapp</surName></individualName><organizationName>Michigan State University</organizationName><address><deliveryPoint>3700 East Gull Lake Drive</deliveryPoint><city>Hickory Corners</city><administrativeArea>Michigan</administrativeArea><postalCode>49060</postalCode><country>US</country></address><phone phonetype="phone"></phone><phone phonetype="fax"></phone><electronicMailAddress>snapp@msu.edu</electronicMailAddress><userId directory="http://orcid.org">0000-0002-9738-0649</userId></creator><creator><individualName><givenName>G.</givenName><surName>Robertson</surName></individualName><organizationName>Michigan State University</organizationName><address><deliveryPoint>3700 East Gull Lake Drive</deliveryPoint><city>Hickory Corners</city><administrativeArea>MI</administrativeArea><postalCode>49060</postalCode><country>US</country></address><phone phonetype="phone">(269) 760-8364</phone><phone phonetype="fax">(269)671-2351</phone><electronicMailAddress>robert30@msu.edu</electronicMailAddress><userId directory="http://orcid.org">0000-0001-9771-9895</userId></creator><pubDate>2026-08-11</pubDate><abstract><section><title>Dataset Abstract</title><para></para><para>original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/171</para></section></abstract><keywordSet><keyword keywordType="place">LTER</keyword><keyword keywordType="place">KBS</keyword><keyword keywordType="place">Kellogg Biological Station</keyword><keyword keywordType="place">Hickory Corners</keyword><keyword keywordType="place">Michigan</keyword><keyword keywordType="place">Great Lakes</keyword></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword keywordType="theme">soil</keyword><keyword keywordType="theme">carbon"</keyword><keyword keywordType="theme">"organic</keyword><keyword keywordType="theme">matter</keyword></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>Organic Matter</keyword><keyword>Inorganic Nutrients</keyword><keywordThesaurus>LTER Core Research Area</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword keywordType="theme">farming</keyword><keyword keywordType="theme">biota</keyword><keywordThesaurus>https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/thesaurus-full.php?thcode=15</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><intellectualRights><para>Data in the KBS LTER core database may not be published without written permission of the lead investigator or project director. These restrictions are intended mainly to preserve the primary investigators' rights to first publication and to ensure that data users are aware of the limitations that may be associated with any specific data set. These restrictions apply to both the baseline data set and to the data sets associated with specific LTER-supported subprojects.</para><para>All publications of KBS data and images must acknowledge KBS LTER support.</para></intellectualRights><coverage><geographicCoverage><geographicDescription>The areas around the Kellogg Biological Station in southwest Michigan</geographicDescription><boundingCoordinates><westBoundingCoordinate>-85.404699</westBoundingCoordinate><eastBoundingCoordinate>-85.366857</eastBoundingCoordinate><northBoundingCoordinate>42.420265</northBoundingCoordinate><southBoundingCoordinate>42.391019</southBoundingCoordinate></boundingCoordinates></geographicCoverage><temporalCoverage><rangeOfDates><beginDate><calendarDate>2010-04-27</calendarDate></beginDate><endDate><calendarDate>2010-05-04</calendarDate></endDate></rangeOfDates></temporalCoverage></coverage><contact><organizationName>Kellogg Biological Station</organizationName><positionName>Data Manager</positionName><electronicMailAddress>lter.data.manager@kbs.msu.edu</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://lter.kbs.msu.edu</onlineUrl><userId directory="https://ror.org/">02vkce854</userId></contact><publisher><organizationName>KBS LTER</organizationName></publisher><project><title>LTER: KBS - Ecological and Social Mechanisms of Resilience in Agroecosystems</title><personnel><organizationName/><role>program</role></personnel><award><funderName>National Science Foundation</funderName><funderIdentifier>http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001</funderIdentifier><awardNumber>DEB 2224712</awardNumber><title>LTER: KBS - Ecological and Social Mechanisms of Resilience in Agroecosystems</title><awardUrl>https%3A%2F%2Fnsf.gov%2Fawardsearch%2FshowAward%3FAWD_ID%3D2224712%26HistoricalAwards%3Dfalse</awardUrl></award></project><dataTable><alternateIdentifier system="lter.kbs.msu.edu">https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/559</alternateIdentifier><entityName>Kellogg Biological Station LTER: Deep Core Soil Fractions and Organic Matter (KBS124-001)</entityName><entityDescription>Soil sand and clay fractions, organic matter content, and bulk density of deep cores (0-90+ cm) collected April 27 – May 4, 2010 from 10 MCSE Scale-up Experiment fields and divided into five depth intervals. Within each field, three topographical positions were identified (DE=depression/footslope, SL=backslope, and SU=summit) and cores were taken from 1-2 sampling sites per position.</entityDescription><physical><objectName>Dep+Core+Soil+Fractions+and+Organic+Mater.csv</objectName><encodingMethod>None</encodingMethod><dataFormat><textFormat><numHeaderLines>29</numHeaderLines><numFooterLines>1</numFooterLines><recordDelimiter>\n</recordDelimiter><attributeOrientation>column</attributeOrientation><simpleDelimited><fieldDelimiter>,</fieldDelimiter><collapseDelimiters>no</collapseDelimiters><quoteCharacter>"</quoteCharacter><literalCharacter>\</literalCharacter></simpleDelimited></textFormat></dataFormat><distribution><online><url>https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/559.csv</url></online></distribution></physical><attributeList><attribute><attributeName>field</attributeName><attributeDefinition>KBS field ID</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>KBS field ID</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>treatment</attributeName><attributeDefinition>field treatment</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>field treatment</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>sample_year</attributeName><attributeDefinition>the year the samples were taken</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><dateTime><formatString>YYYY</formatString><dateTimePrecision>1</dateTimePrecision><dateTimeDomain><bounds><minimum exclusive="true">1987-4-18</minimum></bounds></dateTimeDomain></dateTime></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>topographic_position</attributeName><attributeDefinition>Topographic position of the sample (DE-depression/footslope, SL-backslope, and SU-summit)</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>Topographic position of the sample (DE-depression/footslope, SL-backslope, and SU-summit)</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>site</attributeName><attributeDefinition>within field and topographic sample position.</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>within field and topographic sample position.</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>depth</attributeName><attributeDefinition>depth range of the sample in cm</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>depth range of the sample in cm</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>bulk_density_g_cm3</attributeName><attributeDefinition>bulk density of the sample section</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>gramsPerCubicCentimeter</standardUnit></unit><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>sand_fraction</attributeName><attributeDefinition>sand fraction of the soil section</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>gramsPerGram</standardUnit></unit><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>clay_fraction</attributeName><attributeDefinition>clay fraction of the soil section</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>gramsPerGram</standardUnit></unit><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>som_percent</attributeName><attributeDefinition>Soil organic matter percentage</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><customUnit>gramsPerHectogram</customUnit></unit><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute></attributeList></dataTable></dataset><additionalMetadata><metadata><stmml:unitList xmlns:stmml="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema/stmml-1.1" xmlns="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema/stmml" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema/stmml-1.1 http://nis.lternet.edu/schemas/EML/eml-2.1.0/stmml.xsd"><stmml:unit id="gramsPerHectogram" name="gramsPerHectogram"/></stmml:unitList></metadata></additionalMetadata></eml:eml>