Nature-based dune restoration makes winners of us all
A six-year pilot study on Santa Monica Beach shows how seeding of native flora can restore habitats for threatened species and protect against climate change-driven sea level rise.
Each spring, the Niwot Ridge snow survey ushers in a new season of fieldwork
Snow is the defining control on Niwot’s ecology. Through the winter, the white stuff builds with each passing storm; sometime in the spring, melting begins, flushing water and nutrients through the system. The annual snow survey tracks snowfall through time.
Partnerships make the Kellogg Biological Station go ’round
Partnerships form the center of long-term research at the KBS LTER, and while their goals are different, their work is deeply intertwined.
The memory of an oyster shell
A recent paper from researchers at the University of Georgia, in collaboration with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, uses oxygen isotope analysis of mollusk shells found at archaeological sites to show how ancestral Muskogean villages collectively, and sustainably, managed shellfish harvest.
A Meditation on Mosquitos
As I find myself in the dog days of an Alaskan summer – powerless to change my bug-infested situation – there is no choice but acceptance.
Land and water cover decreases likelihood of perceiving environmental problems, regardless of income
A new synthesis from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study shows that residents with greater land and water cover in the Metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland area were less likely to perceive environmental problems.
Grass cover in the Southwest was determined by a Pacific Ocean cycle—until humans disrupted the link.
A 104 year old dataset reveals that a Pacific Ocean cycle determines grass cover at New Mexico’s Jornada Basin LTER—and then shows that link is now broken.
A Lotta Gelata in the California Current Ecosystem!
There are a multitude of reasons why gelatinous zooplankton pose an enticing scientific challenge. Dante Capone explores why the CCE LTER studies these creatures in a new SSALTER blog post.
Trees know their neighbors – and respond differently when they die
A new study leveraging a 40-year data set from old-growth forests demonstrates that trees can experience growth suppression or release depending on the identity and size of their downed neighbor.
Reflecting on EDI: a decade in review
Appreciating the history, work, and future of the Long-Term Ecological Research Network’s data repository, the Environmental Data Initiative.
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