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BioScience 2011

LTER BioScience Special Section – Articles & Authors

May 15, 2011

June 7, 2011
BioScience 2003: Disturbance Dynamics and Ecological Response

Full title: Disturbance Dynamics and Ecological Response: The Contribution of Long-Term Ecological Research Authors: Monica G. Turner, Scott L. Collins, Ariel L. Lugo, John J. Magnuson, T. Scott Rupp, and Frederick J. Swanson. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

July 23, 2010
BioScience 2003: Long-Term and Large-Scale Perspectives of the Relationship Between Biodiversity and

Full Title: Long-Term and Large-Scale Perspectives of the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Authors: Amy J. Symstad, F. Stuart Chapin III, Diana H. Wall, Katherine L. Gross, Laura F. Huenneke, Gary G. Mittelbach, Debra P.C. Peters, and David Tilman. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 9, 2006
BioScience 2003: Ecological Variability in Space and Time: Insights Gained from the US LTER Program

Discussion of how research at individual LTER sites and cross-site studies have increased ecological knowledge and understanding across broader scales. Authors: Timothy K. Kratz, Linda A. Deegan, Mark E. Harmon, and William K. Lauenroth. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 9, 2006
BioScience 2003: The Importance of Land-Use Legacies to Ecology and Conservation

An exploration of why environmental history is emerging as an integral part of ecological science and conservation planning. Authors: David Foster, Frederick Swanson, John Aber, Ingrid Burke, Nicholas Brokaw, David Tilman, and Alan Knapp. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 9, 2006
BioScience 2003: Using Mechanistic Models to Scale Ecological Processes across Space and Time

Describes the LTER network’s contribution to efforts at modeling and projecting short-term, plot-scale knowledge to broader scales. Authors: Edward B. Rastetter, John D. Aber, Debra P.C. Peters, Dennis S. Ojima, and Ingrid C. Burke. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 8, 2006
BioScience 2003: Long-Term Research on Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions

Selected findings from the LTER program are described in the field of biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Focus on Palmer and North Temperate Lakes data. Authors: David Greenland, Bruce P. Hayden, John J. Magnuson, Scott V. Ollinger, Roger A. Pielke Sr., and Raymond C. Smith. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 8, 2006
BioScience 2003: Scientific Accomplishments of the Long Term Ecological Research Program: An Introdu

Introduction to the LTER network and how it’s research approach compares to that of other networks. Author: John E. Hobbie. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 8, 2006
BioScience 2003: The US Long Term Ecological Research Program

Describes the then-24 projects of the LTER and the fundamental and applied ecological issues that can be understood only through a long-term approach. Authors: John E. Hobbie, Stephen R. Carpenter, Nancy B. Grimm, James R. Gosz, and Timothy R. Seastedt. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.

June 8, 2006