Projects

The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) is a long-term, landscape-level experiment measuring the living (i.e. birds, plants, trees) and non-living (i.e. soil, water, weather) parts of a forested ecosystem. MOFEP provides science-based information to forest managers so they may employ management practices that ensure healthy and sustainable forest, fish and wildlife resources while also providing opportunities to all citizens to use, enjoy and learn about their forest resource.

MDC’s Resource Science Division (RSD), Fisheries Division and others have been involved in collecting information on aquatic systems for over 60 years.  Much of this information has been entered into electronic databases maintained by RSD staff.  Recent advances in electronic database management and communication makes it practical to combine elements of these multiple databases into a single aquatic database.  The advantage of accessing information through the RSD-IAD compared to past practices is that access will be instantaneous and the information will be the most current