The Coniferous Forest Biome was initially funded in 1970 by the National
Science Foundation as a large-scale, interdisciplinary, interinstitutional
research program to study coniferous forest and associated aquatic ecosystems.
It was initiated as one of the Integrated Research Programs in
the Ecosystem Analysis Section of the U.S./International Biological
Program (US/IBP)....
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