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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
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 II
GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment II

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)
Biodiversity Gradient
Biodiversity Gradient Experiment (retired)
GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment
GLBRC Switchgrass Variety Experiment (retired)
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