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Research Topics
Vegetation Management: Long Term Soil Productivity
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Experimental Forests |
Fuel Reduction |
Garden of Eden |
Goosenest Research Project |
Long Term Soil Productivity |
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Long Term Soil Productivity
The Long-Term Soil Productivity network of experiments began in 1989 as a "grass roots" proposal that grew to a national program of the USDA Forest Service. LTSP was founded to examine the long-term consequences of soil disturbance on fundamental forest productivity. The concept caught the imagination of others. Soon, partnerships and affiliations were forged among public and private sectors in the United States and Canada. Today, more than 100 LTSP and affiliated sites comprise the world's largest coordinated research network addressing basic and applied science issues of forest management and sustained productivity. Studies range from elucidating mechanisms controlling carbon capture above and below ground, to developing indices of soil quality practicable in monitoring.
Research is being conducted by:
Ecology and Management of Western Forests Influenced by Mediterranean Climate
(RWU-4155)
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