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AmeriFlux US-GLE GLEES
Abstract
This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-GLE GLEES. Site Description - The Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES) site is located on land owned by the U.S. government and managed by US Forest Service as part of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Many of the trees in the immediate vicinity of the site are older than 400 years, inter-dispersed among trees much younger in age. This widespread age distribution is most likely a derivation of one of two scenarios: 1) A widespread stand replacement about 400 years ago followed by a slow replacement; 2) Intermittent random disturbances over the past 400 years (Bradford et al. 2008). A decade long spruce beetle outbreak that peaked in 2008 resulted in the mortality of 85% of the forested basal area. There are a few private land holdings in the area, with scattered uncorked mining claims. Following the establishment of the National Forest, mining was banned and grazing was closed in the early 1990's in the upper portion of the GLEES site. Recreation in the winter, when snow can remain in patches into the summer months, snow mobiling and cross country skiing are popular. During the limitedmore »
- Authors:
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- USDA Forest Service
- Publication Date:
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Research Org.:
- USDA Forest Service
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDA/Forest Service
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1246056
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1246056
Citation Formats
Frank, John, Valentine, George, and Massman, Bill. AmeriFlux US-GLE GLEES. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.17190/AMF/1246056.
Frank, John, Valentine, George, & Massman, Bill. AmeriFlux US-GLE GLEES. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1246056
Frank, John, Valentine, George, and Massman, Bill. 2016.
"AmeriFlux US-GLE GLEES". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1246056. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1246056. Pub date:Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016
@article{osti_1246056,
title = {AmeriFlux US-GLE GLEES},
author = {Frank, John and Valentine, George and Massman, Bill},
abstractNote = {This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-GLE GLEES. Site Description - The Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES) site is located on land owned by the U.S. government and managed by US Forest Service as part of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Many of the trees in the immediate vicinity of the site are older than 400 years, inter-dispersed among trees much younger in age. This widespread age distribution is most likely a derivation of one of two scenarios: 1) A widespread stand replacement about 400 years ago followed by a slow replacement; 2) Intermittent random disturbances over the past 400 years (Bradford et al. 2008). A decade long spruce beetle outbreak that peaked in 2008 resulted in the mortality of 85% of the forested basal area. There are a few private land holdings in the area, with scattered uncorked mining claims. Following the establishment of the National Forest, mining was banned and grazing was closed in the early 1990's in the upper portion of the GLEES site. Recreation in the winter, when snow can remain in patches into the summer months, snow mobiling and cross country skiing are popular. During the limited summer, hiking, camping and fishing are common activities. The site is accessible by vehicle only during the summer on Forest Road FDR 317, and in the winter, the tower is only reachable via snowmobile.},
doi = {10.17190/AMF/1246056},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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