A. Center/Institute/Program

W. K. Kellogg Biological Station/Michigan State University

3700 East Gull Drive

Hickory Corners, MI 49060

Phone: 616-671-2341

Fax: 616-671-2351

E-mail: grossk@kbs.msu.edu

Web Page: http://www.kbs.msu.edu

Director/Chairperson: Dr. Kay Gross

Representative to AERC: Dr. Kay Gross

Alternate: Dr. Philip Robertson

B. Major objectives of the Center/Institute/Program

To develop programs in research, education and extension directed toward a comprehensive understanding of the interdependence of natural and managed terrestrial and aquatic systems.

C. Major ecosystem research emphases

1. Aquatic communities (hard- and soft-water lakes, streams, sediments).

2. Terrestrial successional (old-field) communities.

3. Row-crop agricultural systems.

D. Staff

Permanent scientific staff: PhD: 9

Scientific support staff: Postdocs: 5, Technicians: 7

Other support staff: Clerical: 2, Administrative: 2

Graduate students: PhD: 28, MS: 1

Summer undergraduates: 75

E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)

Core funding: $2,500,000/yr, Source: University

Grants: $1,800,000/yr, Major sources: NSF

F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies

Agricultural areas including 40 ha LTER site, various oldfields, Augusta Creek, several lake systems. Off-site, aquatic and terrestrial site available, 3800 acres under university control.

G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and specialty areas)

Gross, K. – plant succession and community dynamics

Hamilton, S. – aquatic ecology, nutrient dynamics, biogeochemistry

Klug, M.J. – microbial ecology; biogeochemistry of sediment-water interface

Lang, Dave – geochemistry, limnology

Mittelbach, G.G. – aquatic ecology; trophic relationships in lake communities

Robertson, G.P. – nutrient cycling, N availability in terrestrial communities, trace gases

Schemske, D. – plant adaptations

Tessier, A. J. – aquatic ecology, trophic relationships in lake communities

H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer accessibility)

1. Meteorological, 60 years, latest 15 are computer accessible.

2. Limnological, Lawrence Lake, 18 years, computer accessible.

3. Herbarium, 7000 specimens, 30 years, computer accessible.

4. Land use, 12 years (with gaps), computer accessible, anecdotal format.