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The Aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) Experiment is a multidisciplinary study (with over 63 investigators) that has assessed the effects of increasing tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide levels on the structure and function of northern forest ecosystems for the last 10 years. (Burton) http://aspenface.mtu.edu/
The Michigan Gradient Study: is a long-term investigation (est. 1987) of the effects of climate and atmospheric deposition on forest productivity and ecosystem processes in northern hardwood forests. (Burton, Lilleskov) http://forest.mtu.edu/research/michigangradient/
Climate Change in Peatlands: Warming/Water Level Alterations research addresses several fundamental questions regarding the interactive effects of warming and water manipulations on peatland carbon cycling and how they are modified by peat chemistry and vegetation changes. (Chimner, Doskey, Pypker) http://forest.mtu.edu/faculty/chimner/Research/NICCR.htm
The Global Climate Change Teachers Institute provides teachers with professional training to develop new classroom curricula on impacts of climatic change, elevated CO2 and O3 levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain, and invasive species to present to middle and high school students using real-world scientific studies. ( member instructors: Burton, Janowiak, Lilleskov) http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/education/Global_Climate_Change/index.html
The Midwestern Regional Center of the DOE National Institute for Climate Change Research (NICCR) is sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy to mobilize university researchers, from all regions of the country, in the support of the climatic change research. Subcontracts for over $7.5 million in research grants for the 13 state Midwest region are run through the center.( Burton director, Fisher manager) http://niccr.mtu.edu/
Acclimation of Roots to Soil Warming will assess the degree to which respiratory temperature acclimation occurs in root systems of a variety of woody plants and if such acclimation is a short-term, direct physiological adjustment to warmer temperatures (days to months) or a longer term response to changes in nutrient, moisture and C availability and mycorrhizal status as the ecosystem adjusts to long-term warming (years). The experiment will examine the potential impact of adjustments in root system activity on ecosystem productivity and the potential for soil CO2 efflux to be a positive feedback contributing to greater atmospheric CO2 increase and warming. (Burton, Lilleskov) http://niccr.mtu.edu/2008/AbstractBurtonRFP3-Focus1.pdf
