OSBS - Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, NEON Terrestrial Field Site | Florida
Channel: NEON Science
Date: 2020-08-11

Ordway-Swisher Biological Station is located in north central Florida and encompasses a research area of just under 37 sq. kilometers. This NEON site is dominated by long-leaf pines, turkey oak, grasses and herbaceous flowers. The site is managed using prescribed burns to maintain natural fire regimes on the land, which help maintain the structure and function of the natural longleaf pine forest as well as minimizing damaging effects of high-intensity wildfires. A 115 foot tall flux tower collects physical and chemical properties of atmosphere related processes. Field observations of plants, animals, soils and microbes are also collected within the tower airshed.  

Suggested citation for this video: National Ecological Observatory Network. August 4, 2020. OSBS - Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, NEON Terrestrial Field Site [Video file]. Courtesy: Battelle. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/V6g3WGamkqU.