The University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) was founded in 1909.
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Douglas Lake Ice Cover at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI 1931 to 2024
This dataset represent the ice on and ice off dates for Douglas Lake in Pellston, Michigan. The first observations are from the 1930s and were intermittently documented until the mid 1970s. The observations are complete since then to current.
University of Michigan Biological Station Weather Observations 1980 to Present
This data set includes daily year-round weather measurements and observations recorded at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) from 1980-present. Parameters include maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, snowfall,...
Annual tree growth for Red and Sugar Maples in six forest plots distributed around Ann Arbor, MI and around the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS), 1999 to 2022
The dataset contains the annual growth, in mm, of over 200 red and sugar maple trees. All trees are located in established study sites in the vicinity of Ann Arbor or UMBS.
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Forest tree, woody debris, and soil inventory data from long-term research plots at the University of Michigan Biological Station (LTREB)
Disturbances to forests, such as logging or wildfires, typically lead to large losses of carbon and nutrients from both the plants and soils of the ecosystem. Virtually all forests are in some state of recovery from such disturbances, whether...
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