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Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/CDR008: Effects of Fires on Old Field Vegetation (BRNMC) at Cedar Creek Natural History Area

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LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/Cedar Creek Natural History Area (CDR) LTER/CDR008 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]: The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effect different fire frequencies have on old field vegetation.

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This experiment is being conducted in field B. There are four different burn treatments: 1) controls which are not burned, 2) plots burned every year, 3) plots burned every other year, 4) plots burned every fourth year.

There are six replicates of each treatment, randomly assigned to the 24 plots. Plots are 8 m x 8 m and are placed in a 3 x 8 grid with 2 m walkways. Plots are marked with colored rebar at each corner.

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Burning is done in the spring. Proprietary limits: Investigators have priority over data for five years, but are interested in collaboration for novel comparisons before then. The Cedar Creek Natural History Area (CCNHA) is a 2200 hectare experimental ecological reserve operated by the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Minnesota Academy of Sciences.

CCNHA is located in Anoka and Isanti Counties north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The site was established in 1940, was designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service in 1975.

In 1977 it was included as an Experimental Ecology Reserve in a proposed network, and in 1982 it was one of 11 sites in the U.S. selected by the National Science Foundation for funding of LTER. Information about LTER is also available at 'lternet.edu/'

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