Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research (SGS-LTER), author2007-01-032007-01-031990-08-24http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80698The SGS-LTER research site was established in 1980 by researchers at Colorado State University as part of a network of long-term research sites within the US LTER Network, supported by the National Science Foundation. Scientists within the Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Biology Department at CSU, California State Fullerton, USDA Agricultural Research Service, University of Northern Colorado, and the University of Wyoming, among others, have contributed to our understanding of the structure and functions of the shortgrass steppe and other diverse ecosystems across the network while maintaining a common mission and sharing expertise, data and infrastructure.Research at the site on the CPER is being conducted by the ARS Hydro-Ecosystem Research Unit in cooperation with the LTER program on the Shortgrass Steppe. The objective of hydrology research being conducted by the Hydro-Ecosystem Research group of the ARS at CPER in cooperation with the CPER/LTER project is to validate a spatially explicit hydrologic simulation model for semiarid grassland, and to provide long-term observation of hillslope hydrologic processes. The research involves both natural runoff plots and rainfall simulation studies.born digitalreportsengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.grassland ecologylong term ecological researchshortgrass steppeCentral Plains Experimental RangePawnee National GrasslandText