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Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek Natural History Area LTER site, Minnesota, lies at the biome transition between tallgrass prairie and oak woodland.

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Cedar Creek Gardens with shade-cloth plots in background, part of long-term observations on the effects of climatic variation on biodiversity, Cedar Creek Natural History Area LTER site, Minnesota.

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The Cedar Creek Natural History Area LTER site, Minnesota, lies at the biome transition between tallgrass prairie and oak woodland, which is likely to be highly susceptable to climatic change.

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Cedar Creek sample plots

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Cedar Creek carbon dioxide sample plots

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Cedar Creek sample plots

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A view of Cedar Creek from a canoe in the fall.

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BioCON (Biodiversity, CO2, and Nitrogen) is an ecological experiment designed to study the ways in which plant communities will respond to 3 environmental changes that are known to be occurring on a global scale: increasing nitrogen deposition, increasing

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Some of the best remnants of Sand Savanna found in Minnesota occur at Cedar Creek and vicinity. The gently rolling topography of dry crests and moist swales contains an abundance of native grasses and forbs.

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Cedar Creek Experiment E120 - Biodiversity II: Effects of Plant Biodiversity on Population and Ecosystem Processes