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The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is operated by the Northern Research Station of the u.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, in Newtown Square, Pa. It is part of the National Science Foundation’s Longterm Ecological Research Program — the largest and longest-lived ecological network in America. Twenty-six LTER sites encompass ecosystems in the continental u.S., Alaska, Antarctica, and islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The LTER program was founded with the recognition that long-term, broad-scale research is necessary for understanding environmental phenomena, such as climate change. Learn more at lternet.edu. The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is a private, not-for-profit environmental research and education organization in Millbrook, N.Y. For more than 25 years, Cary Institute scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world. Their objective findings lead
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to more effective policy decisions and increased environmental literacy. Focal areas include air and water pollution, climate change, invasive species, and the ecological dimensions of infectious disease. Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest was released by the following scientists: Peter M. Groffman, Lindsey E. Rustad, Pamela H. Templer, John L. Campbell, Lynn M. Christenson, Nina K. Lany, Anne M. Socci, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Paul G. Schaberg, Geoffrey F. Wilson, Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, Melany C. Fisk, Christine L. Goodale, Mark B. Green, Steven P. Hamburg, Chris E. Johnson, Myron J. Mitchell, Jennifer L. Morse, Linda H. Pardo, and Nicholas L. Rodenhouse.
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A researcher records snow levels at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest operated by the Northern Research Station of the u.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service in Newtown Square, Pa. Photo Credit: Cary Institute
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