A.
Center/Institute/Program
Center Name: University of Michigan Biological Station
UMBS Ann Arbor Office:
2541 Chemistry
Building
930 North University
Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1055
UMBS Douglas Lake Facility:
9133 E. State Street
Pellston, MI 49769
Phone: Ann Arbor - 734-763-4461
Pellston - 231-539-8408
Fax: Ann Arbor - 734-647-1952
Pellston - 231-539-8785
E-mail: umbs@umich.edu
Web Page: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umbs
Director/Chairperson:
Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer
Representative to AERC:
Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer
B. Major objectives of the Center/Institute/Program
Promoting education and research in field biology and
environmental science.
C. Major ecosystem research emphases
1. Impacts of regional and global change
on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.
2. Biosphere-atmosphere interactions.
3. Effects of invasive species and land
use changes on ecosystem function.
4. Linkages between ecosystem function and
biodiversity.
D. Staff
Permanent
scientific staff: PhD: 2, MS: 2
Scientific
support staff: Postdocs: 0, Technicians: 4
Other
support staff: Clerical/physical
plant: 6, Administrative: 6
Research
staff directly involved in ecosystem research: 29
Graduate
investigators: PhD: 34, MS: 8
Undergraduate
researchers: 10
Research
assistants: 36
Summer
undergraduate students: ~120
Other
Guests: 1100
E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)
Core
funding: None
Grants: $1,086,903/yr, Major sources: DOE (Midwest NIGEC) and NSF (IGERT-BART)*
Non-Federally
funded grants: $171,612*
*These
amounts are direct grants to the UM Biological Station. Fees are also collected
from visiting researchers who have been awarded grants through their home
institutions.
F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies
1. University of Michigan Biological
Station, Pellston, MI, ~4,000 ha.
2. The Osborne Preserve (administered by
UMBS), Sugar Island, MI, ~1,200 ha.
·
10 km undeveloped inland lakeshore on
Douglas and Burt Lakes, near Pellston, MI
·
Residential
and Meeting Facilities
o
There are 150 buildings including the
Lakeside Laboratory (described below), an auditorium, a large library, a dining
center, 16 classrooms, 3 small winterized dormitories, 10 winterized homes, 90
summer cabins, and maintenance and storage facilities. About 280 students,
faculty, staff, scientists and families can be accommodated in summer, and 40
people in winter. At the Osborn Preserve, accommodations can be made for
researchers or up to 30 students in group housing during the warm months.
·
Lakeside Laboratory
o
A year-round research facility with
laboratory and office space for resident and visiting researchers. Analytical laboratory and mass spectrometer
facilities, chemical and field supplies, and research vessels.
·
Greenhouses
o
Over 2,000 sq ft available for research
on plants, insects, and the interactions between plants and insects
·
Elevated CO2 facility
o
outdoor open-top chambers with
controlled CO2 levels
·
An Experimental Stream facility
o
allows research of stream ecosystems
under controlled conditions (stream flow, channel conformation, bottom
conditions)
·
Soil Biotron
o
belowground laboratory available for in
situ investigations of roots, microbes and invertebrates
·
An Eddy Covariance tower (UMBS Flux
Facility) part of the AmeriFlux network)
o
addresses questions of
ecosystem-atmosphere linkages contributing to large-scale carbon cycle modeling
efforts
·
The PROPHET (Program for Research on
Oxidants) tower
o
Used for interactions between sunlight,
nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds that result in the formation of
ozone and other oxidants.
G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and
specialty areas)
NOTE- Most UMBS researchers hold academic
appointments at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, or at other
universities and research institutes.
Researchers listed below conduct or have conducted research based at
UMBS. Names followed by * are not
currently active, but are in discussions regarding participation in future
research at UMBS.
Allan,
J. J.* (University of Michigan) – Freshwater ecosystem and watershed dynamics
Barnes,
Burton (University of Michigan) –
Integrated geo-ecosystem-remote sensing of forest ecosystems
Bergen,
Kathleen M.* (University of Michigan) – Remote sensing and ecosystem-community
dynamics
Bertman,
Steve (Western Michigan University) – PROPHET
- Trace gas dynamics, especially O3, N2O, PAN
Bierbaum,
Rosina M.* (University of Michigan) – Ecosystem management, global change and
science policy
Blum,
Joel D.* (University of Michigan) – Ecosystem dynamics and stable isotope
geochemistry
Carroll,
Mary Anne (University of Michigan) – Ozone and isoprene flux measurements;
atmosphere-forest nitrogen and carbon exchange
Curtis,
Peter (Ohio State University) – Mass and energy exchange in a northern hardwood
forest ecosystem
Currie,
William S.* (University of Michigan) – Ecosystem analysis and modeling
Ellsworth,
David (University of Michigan) – Forest productivity across complex landscapes
Goldberg,
Deborah E. (University of Michigan) – Plant community-ecosystem interactions
Helmig,
Detlev (University of Colorado) – Flux measurements of biogenic volatile
organic compounds
Karowe,
Dave (Western Michigan University) – Effects of elevated CO2 on C3
and C4 grasses, insect herbivores and invasive species
Kling,
George W.* (University of Michigan) – Biogeochemistry and land-water interactions
Lamb,
Dr. Brian (Washington State University) – Pheromone fate in forest canopies;
disjunct flux methods development
Nadelhoffer,
Knute (University of Michigan) - Forest
biogeochemistry
Pillsbury,
Robert (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) – The effects of climate change on
wetland periphyton
Rier,
Steve (University of St. Thomas) – Effects of bound tannin on leaf litter
decomposition in streams
Schloss,
Jeff (Westmont College) – Influence of canopy-mediated microclimate on lichen
growth and distribution
Schmid,
Hans Peter (Indiana University) – AmeriFlux: mass and energy exchange in a
northern hardwood ecosystem, micro-meteorology
Shepson,
Paul (Purdue University) – PROPHET: uptake
of organic nitrogen by the forest canopy
Singsaas,
Eric Singsaas (University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point) – Stable isotopes in the
atmospheric boundary layer
Snow,
Allison (Ohio State University) – Effects of crop genes on the invasiveness of
weedy relatives.
Tuchman,
Nancy (Loyola University) – Effects of multiple global change parameters on
wetland ecosystem structure and function
Vogel,
Chris (University of Michigan Biological Station) – AmeriFlux project,
forest-atmosphere CO2 exchange
Zak,
Donald R. (University of Michigan) – Forest biogeochemistry and microbial
ecology
Webb,
Paul (University of Michigan) – Fragmentation in Great Lake coastal marshes
Westberg,
Hal (Washington State University) – Isoprene flux studies
Zhou,
Xianliang (Wadsworth Center) - HONO chemistry in non-urban atmospheric boundary
layers
H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer
accessibility)
