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HOME > RESEARCH > LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS

LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS

Long-term experiments with measurements of important ecosystem properties give researchers the time to detect subtle changes in processes that develop slowly and also provide a valuable context for asking short-term questions. Descriptions of our ongoing long-term research projects are available through links below:

Main Cropping System
Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE) – Main Site
Successional and Forest Sites
Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE) – Successional and Forest Sites
Biodiversity Gradient
Biodiversity Gradient Experiment
Resource Gradient
Resource Gradient Experiment
N Deposition Study
Nitrogen Deposition Study
Cellulosic Biofuels Experiment
Cellulosic Biofuels Diversity Experiment
GLBRC Intensive Experiment
GLBRC  Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
GLBRC Scale-up Fields
GLBRC Scale-up Experiment
Interaction Site Plots
Interactions Experiment
GLBRC Switchgrass Nitrogen Rate Experiment
GLBRC Switchgrass Nitrogen-Rate/Harvest Experiment
GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment
GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment
GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment
GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment

Retired Experiments

Living Field Lab
Living Field Lab Experiment (retired)
LTER Scale-up Fields
MCSE Scale-up Experiment (retired)
Gene Transfer Study
Gene Transfer Study (retired)
European Corn Borer Study
European Corn Borer Study (retired)
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