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Early morning in a big bluestem-dominated mixed prairie in the U.S. Midwest.
Credit: Carolyn Malmstrom, MSU
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Switchgrass harvest for research at NSF's Kellogg Biological Station LTER site in Michigan.
Credit: Julie Doll, MSU
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Collecting plant biomass samples at the NSF KBS LTER mixed prairie research site.
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz, MSU
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Ecologists empty bee bowls used to sample for pollinators.
Credit: Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Field researcher checks insect "sticky traps."
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz, MSU
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Scientists collect insect samples at the KBS LTER site.
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz, MSU
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