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NEON samples approximately 45.7 km2 (11,293 acres) on the Jornada Experimental Range, which is managed by the USDA and New Mexico State University. NEON research at this site happens alongside two other ecological monitoring groups: the National Science Foundation\u2019s Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The region is dominated by arid grasslands and desert shrubs. JORN is encompassed within NEON\u0027s Desert Southwest Domain (D14). D14 has one other terrestrial field site and one aquatic field site. JORN is not colocated with an aquatic site.","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2017,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":null,"siteName":"Jornada Experimental Range NEON","shortName":"JORN","siteType":"Non-stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/49803395686_625e332798_b.jpg","alt":"JORN tower during monsoon season. Photo credit: Robin Luna"},{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/48790027881_f519342a1e_b.jpg","alt":"JORN field techs with tower in the background. 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All have low organic content with little to no organic horizon, have a high lime content, and have a caliche layer at the water percolation depth that prevents root penetration by plants. The soils are very sandy and little difference is seen in the content of surface soils when compared to subsoils. Many soils at the site are part of the subgroup Typic Petrocalcids.","vegetation":"Vegetation cover at Jornada is dominated by desert scrub and grassland. Large upland areas that were formerly dominated by perennial grasses, including black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) and mesa drop seed (Sporobolus \ufb02exuosus), have been replaced by desert shrubland species, in particular creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) and honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)."},"geographic":{"boundaries":"POLYGON ((-84.485276989 31.210754124, -84.478749012 31.213313714, -84.475765147 31.213848715, -84.473697533 31.213689388, -84.468663423 31.213412296, -84.467995318 31.212568164, -84.46586094 31.209736409, -84.463403077 31.208678898, -84.461338781 31.208400732, -84.454293887 31.208439497, -84.454388348 31.207491686, -84.454148839 31.206121776, -84.452430714 31.2032387, -84.45168526 31.200137463, -84.450617639 31.198751134, -84.44960473 31.197900077, -84.445278832 31.194430972, -84.445800169 31.193016807, -84.445923383 31.191001183, -84.445996711 31.188272307, -84.447008996 31.186571107, -84.453950087 31.182613184, -84.465457809 31.175658432, -84.466354777 31.175676101, -84.469839385 31.174438859, -84.475571787 31.172174518, -84.475373718 31.180775448, -84.486057783 31.18116734, -84.485833517 31.190353283, -84.496531256 31.190635281, -84.496233226 31.199836577, -84.485620882 31.199611559, -84.485276989 31.210754124))","coordinates":"POINT (-106.84254 32.59068)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":1324,"min":1316,"max":1333,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":4570,"unit":"ha"},"relatedLocations":null},"focusDesignScale":{"experiments":{"design":"mainly experimentation","scale":"beyond catchment scale"},"observations":{"design":"mainly observation","scale":"beyond catchment"},"observedProperties":[{"label":"DNA sequence","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/21400"},{"label":"above ground biomass","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22025"},{"label":"air temperature","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22035"},{"label":"atmospheric parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20937"},{"label":"biological parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20940"},{"label":"chemical parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/10333"},{"label":"ecosystem parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20939"},{"label":"genetic parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20942"},{"label":"heat flux","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22130"},{"label":"land cover","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22142"},{"label":"landscape parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20943"},{"label":"latent heat","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22154"},{"label":"leaf area index","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22157"},{"label":"ozone concentration","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22178"},{"label":"plant diversity","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22191"},{"label":"precipitation intensity","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22204"},{"label":"soil carbon dioxyde flux","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/21939"},{"label":"soil moisture content","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/10039"},{"label":"soil parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20944"},{"label":"species abundance","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/10018"}]},"infrastructure":{"accessibleAllYear":true,"accessType":null,"allPartsAccessible":null,"maintenanceInterval":null,"permanentPowerSupply":false,"operation":{"permanent":false,"notes":null,"siteVisitInterval":null},"notes":null,"collection":null,"data":{"policy":{"url":null,"rights":null,"notes":null}}},"relatedResources":null,"projectRelated":{"lter":{"lterSiteClassification":null}}}}