Suitable for study of the deciduous forest, the boreal forest, and the prairie biomes. Research to evaluate, explain, and predict how water, soil, and forest resources respond to management practices, natural disturbances, and the atmospheric environment. A center for analysis of forest and stream ecosystems in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Promotes synthesis and comparative research across sites and ecosystems. Links to individual sites and international partners.
Website has information about the prairie and ongoing research there.
A particular emphasis is the possible effects of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystem processes. In eastern Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean National Forest. A site for ecological research since the 1960s. Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research Site - Research is housed at the College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. Network - A collaborative effort involving more than 1100 scientists and students investigating ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales.