Established in 1907
Harvard University's 4000 acre laboratory & classroom
Long Term Ecological Research site since 1988
Harvard University's 4000 acre laboratory & classroom
Long Term Ecological Research site since 1988
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ecological investigations, with a strong emphasis on studies of vegetation, disturbance history, and stand dynamics. Little is known of the local flora prior to the establishment of Harvard Forest in 1907. Hugh Raup developed the first checklist
Farnsworth analyzed photosynthetic rates, tissue nutrient content, and morphology of the California pitcher plant Darlingtonia californica, and found that carnivorous plants deviate substantially from generalized spectra of leaf traits proposed for a wide variety of terrestrial plants. ThisContact
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