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Athens Township is in Isanti County, Minnesota. The population was 2,322 in the 2000 census. The township was named directly or indirectly after Athens, the capital of Greece. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which of it is land and of it (1.23%) is water. The Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Site (LTER), an ecosystem ecology and biodiversity research area owned and operated by the University of Minnesota, lies partially within the boundaries of Athens township (the rest is in nearby Anoka County). Although a scarce nine square miles in area, Cedar Creek LTER sits at the confluence of three major North American biomes (Boreal Forest, Deciduous Forest, and Prairie), and as such is regarded as an ecologists "dream laboratory." In fact, it was through his extensive studies at the township's Cedar Bog Lake that the seminal ecology researcher Raymond Lindeman first laid the groundwork for what was to become the modern science of ecosystem ecology. () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Athens Township, Isanti County, Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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