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Barre Woods Soil Warming - Nitrogen Mineralization Soils 2006

• HF-ID: HFS2006-04
• Category: Research Samples
• Creator: Melillo, J.M.
• Associated Person: Hanifin, R., Mohan, J.
• Date: 2006
• Location: Slab City Tract (Harvard Forest)
• Media: Samples - soils
• Contents:
  • Soil samples in plastic bags; Box 1: 4/24/2006, 6/13/2006; Box 2: 6/13/2006, 7/18/2006 (finals); Box 3: 9/12/2006 (initials and finals); 10/16/2006 (initials and finals). 3 boxes.

• Keywords: nitrogen, nitrogen mineralization, soil, soil warming
• Abstract:
  • Barre Woods, Slab City, Petersham, MA
  • Net N mineralization and nitrification were measured for the forest floor and mineral soil using an on-site buried bag incubation. Incubations were for 5 weeks, April- November, and for 5 months through the winter. Initial samples were collected and analyzed for extractable (2N KCl, 48 hours) NH4+ and NO3- content. The same analysis was carried out on the incubated samples. The difference in total mineral N content between initial and incubated soils is the net mineralization rate.

• Related Items:
  • HF Data Archive: HF018 Barre Woods Soil Warming Experiment at Harvard Forest since 2001

• Archives Location: Sample Archive, Bay 3, stack 2, shelf 6
• Access: Active
• Administrative Notes:
  • 9-20-2022: Renamed. Former ID and title: HFS 2006-04 a,b,&c MBL Soil Warming - Barre Woods; Samples for October, November 2005 found with HFS 2005-01; HFS2006-07 (samples dated September 12, 2006 and October 16, 2006) was not found and appears to now be part of this collection
  • Unknown date: samples dates given as October, November 2005 and April, June, July 2006
  • 5-17-2012 Need what soils are stored in and location