Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and associated precautions, the 2020 LTER Science Council meeting took place online. Videos for talks are available online — through the links below or at the LTER YouTube Channel.

The 2021 LTER Science Council meeting will take place in person, at the Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER Site, the week of May 17, 2021.


Details for the 2020 online meetings

  • LTER PIs meet:
    • Friday April 3 at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT Zoom invitations have been sent, please contact Marty if you did not receive one.
    • Friday April 17 at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT Zoom invitations have been sent, please contact Marty if you did not receive one.
  • Executive Board meets for 1 hour: Monday, May 4 at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT Zoom invitations have been sent, please contact Marty if you did not receive one.
  • LTER Science Council  meets for 2 hours: Monday, May 4 at Noon PDT/3 pm EDT: Zoom invitations have been sent, please contact Marty if you did not receive one.
  • Site lightning talks, open to all, please register for the webinars
    • Tuesday May 5 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT
    • Wednesday May 6 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT
    • Thursday May 7 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT

Site Talk Schedule:

You must:  Register for Webinars

Talks will be 5 minutes each, with a period for questions and discussion at the end of each block. Science Council participants should plan to attend all three sessions in their entirety. Other participants are welcome to drop in for shorter periods. Talks will be presented in the order listed, but may not perfectly fit a pre-determined schedule.

Tuesday, May 5 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT

Block A: Disturbance and Resilience

Block B: Connectivity

Wednesday May 6 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT

Block C: Ecosystem Structure

Block D: The Future of….

Block E: Ecosystem Services

Thursday May 7 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT

Block F: Spatial and temporal variability

Block G: Evolutionary Dynamics