<?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.26.31" 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/29.eml</alternateIdentifier><title>Soil Bulk Density on the Main Cropping System Experiment. at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI  (1995 to 1996)</title><creator><individualName><givenName>Nicholas</givenName><surName>Haddad</surName></individualName><organizationName>Michigan State University</organizationName><address><deliveryPoint>3700 E Gull Lake Drive</deliveryPoint><city>Hickory Corners</city><postalCode>49060</postalCode><country>US</country></address><phone phonetype="phone"></phone><phone phonetype="fax"></phone><electronicMailAddress>haddad@kbs.msu.edu</electronicMailAddress><userId directory="http://orcid.org">0000-0002-1591-9322</userId></creator><associatedParty><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><role>original investigator</role></associatedParty><pubDate>2026-09-09</pubDate><abstract><section><title>Dataset Abstract</title><para></para><para>original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/29</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">bulk</keyword><keyword keywordType="theme">density</keyword></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>Disturbance</keyword><keywordThesaurus>LTER Core Research Area</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>soil</keyword><keyword>bulk density</keyword><keyword>agriculture</keyword><keyword>soil bulk density</keyword><keyword>soil water</keyword></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>1995-05-28</calendarDate></beginDate><endDate><calendarDate>1996-05-06</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/71</alternateIdentifier><entityName>Kellogg Biological Station LTER: Soil Bulk Density of Surface Soils (KBS026-001)</entityName><entityDescription>Soil bulk density of surface soils from the Main Cropping System Experiment</entityDescription><physical><objectName>Soil+Bulk+Density+of+Surface+Soils.csv</objectName><encodingMethod>None</encodingMethod><dataFormat><textFormat><numHeaderLines>27</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/71.csv</url></online></distribution></physical><attributeList><attribute><attributeName>Date</attributeName><attributeDefinition>sampling date</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><dateTime><formatString>YYYY-MM-DD</formatString><dateTimePrecision>1</dateTimePrecision><dateTimeDomain><bounds><minimum exclusive="true">1987-4-18</minimum></bounds></dateTimeDomain></dateTime></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>Treatment</attributeName><attributeDefinition>treatment</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>treatment</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>Replicate</attributeName><attributeDefinition>replicate</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>replicate</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>Station</attributeName><attributeDefinition>station</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><nominal><nonNumericDomain><textDomain><definition>station</definition></textDomain></nonNumericDomain></nominal></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>sample_depth</attributeName><attributeDefinition>the depth of the core</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>centimeter</standardUnit></unit><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute><attribute><attributeName>Bulk_density</attributeName><attributeDefinition>bulk density</attributeDefinition><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>gramsPerCubicCentimeter</standardUnit></unit><precision>0.1</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale></attribute></attributeList></dataTable></dataset></eml:eml>