For the 2018 LTER Science Council Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, each site gave a 5 minutes overview of site news and a few results focusing on organic matter trends, processing, or transport. The process offered food for thought as science council participants broke into working groups to develop approaches to synthesizing organic matter findings.
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Unintentional Oasis – An Accidental Urban Wetland in the Sonoran Desert
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Grassland birds show resilience in the face of drought
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Positive effect of fiddler crabs on saltmarsh grass reverses in expanded range
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Adelie penguins go hungry as climate change limits their prey
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Importance and Unanticipated Use of Biological Collections in Long-Term Ecological Research
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Announcing ltertools: An R Package By and For the LTER Community
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Announcing Mentoring Community-of-Practice
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Remaining Relevant: The Hubbard Brook Online Book
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A picturesque study system—notes from the SBC LTER
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New LTER initiatives broaden participation in LTER Science