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Long-Term Soil Productivity Study:

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Microbial Processes > Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study > Tour: 1 - Site Selection

The LTSP study sites have been chosen to represent a variety of regions, climates, timber types, vegetation and soil types.

The photos shown in this tour were taken at a number of different LTSP study sites.

Calcareous soil typeCalcareous soil type at LTSP site in British Columbia
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Mixed conifer forestHabitat type: Abies grandis/Clintonia uniflora complex with a silt loam, medial, frigid Orchreptic Fragixeralf soil at LTSP site in Priest River, Idaho
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Mixed conifer forestMixed conifer timber type at LTSP site in California
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Mixed conifer forestMixed conifer timber type at LTSP site in California
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