LTER Science Update | 2016 September
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Life in the Clean Van
Take a cruise out to sea with Maitreyi Nagarkar to sample isotopes at the California Current Ecosystems LTER Site.
A little water goes a long way
Nate Emery takes us on land at the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER, where he explores how fog nourishes the coastal ecosystem.
The Rigors and Rewards of Fieldwork
Sloane Viola takes us undersea at the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER site, where she studies life under oil rigs.
Look at the Filters on that Rack!
Filtering is essential to research at the California Current Ecosystem LTER. Alexandra Freibott takes us through it!
Follow along with the El Nino Research Cruise!
Take a ride out to sea on the California Current Ecosystem’s Research Cruise!
Salad Cages
Christie Yorkie shows us how to sample kelp using repurposed salad containers in this SSALTER blog post from the SBC LTER.
Ants, parasitoid wasps, and bears, oh my!
Imagine a bear in your office during the workday. This is sometimes reality at the Bonanza Creek LTER, as Alexandria Wenninger tells us!
Deep Sea Diving on Shallow Reefs
Survey coral under the waves with Stella Swanson at the Moorea Coral Reef LTER site for this edition of the SSALTER blog!
Top Stories
Crossing boundaries: two new synthesis working groups funded at the LTER
The stunning ecosystems at the SBC LTER
Coastal Connections: Living Life at Two Extremes
Helping students hear the stories that data tell
How do Ecosystems Recover from Extreme Drought?
Racially discriminatory housing policies determine who benefits from nature in Minneapolis
Enriching Ecological Data Using Annotated Metadata
More Than a Scientist: The Seeds and Fruits of Artistic Expression in the FCE LTER
LTER at ESA, 2024
Gradient of Soil Fertilization Helps Tundra Shrubs Expand Across the Arctic