Letting art do the work that science cannot: Bonanza Creek’s In a Time of Change program
The In a Time of Change program at the Bonanza Creek LTER brings together artists and scientists to generate new ways of understanding nature.
How to find soil-dwelling life in “the valley of the dead”
Remote sensing with field validation can accurately predict biocrust abundance in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Strengthen Mentoring Skills
The Entering Mentoring program is an evidence-based mentoring approach specifically tailored to STEMM researchers. The LTER Network is piloting an in-network offering of this workshop series. Why Effective mentorship can set both mentees and mentors up for success, from small projects all the way through careers. Mentors will develop skills for engaging in productive and… Read more »
Ten years later: an LTER synthesis working group leads to discovery and accelerates four careers
The CoRRE Working Group continues to develop new ways to study plant community change across the globe.
Shrubs Take Over the Prairie: Cascading Changes Reshape Grassland Water Systems
by Dante Capone, PhD Student at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the California Current Ecosystems LTER Invasion of woody shrubs into grasslands disrupts the water cycle, with cascading effects on the ecosystem and conservation. A Prairie Transformed: The Puzzle of Vanishing Water In the tallgrass prairie of Kansas’ Konza Prairie LTER, rain filters through… Read more »
Planted prairie strips are safe for native pollinators
Strips of native prairie planted within agricultural monocrops are not an “ecological trap” for native pollinators, but also do not reduce the runoff of insecticides that may pose a threat.
From Species Richness to Ecosystem Resilience: a Synthesis Study of Marine Consumer Nutrient Supply
Marine LTER sites come together to synthesize how consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics are changing throughout time and in response to disturbances.
A changing Arctic drives a new generation of research
An experiment at treeline, one on the tundra, one in the Kuparuk. Each has provided researchers with valuable truths about how each Arctic system responds to change.
Shaped by fire: the Bonanza Creek LTER
Bonanza Creek was quick to remind me of its true nature: everything about its ecology follows the flame.
Science at the Top of the World, or, 48 Hours at Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER
Grad student Nick Link spent two days in Utqiaġvik, Alaska with BLE LTER experiencing research on the Arctic coast.
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