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Title: Litter chemistry and masses for the MELNHE NxP fertilization experiment
The Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE) project studies N, P, and Ca acquisition and limitation of forest productivity through a series of nutrient manipulations in northern hardwood forests. This data set includes litterfall chemistry and mass for litter collected approximately weekly through the fall litterfall season, either composited over the entire fall season or selected from individual collection times, pre-treatment (2009), and post-treatment (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018). Additional detail on the MELNHE project, including a datatable of site descriptions and a pdf file with the project description and diagram of plot configuration can be found in this data package: https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=344 These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1637685
NSF-PAR ID:
10395933
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Environmental Data Initiative
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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