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Jacob DeGroot

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I translated these experiences into classroom lessons centered on data literacy, long-term datasets, and the realities of scientific research.

Bringing seeds of wonder and curiosity from the Arctic Circle to a Minnesota Classroom

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As a teacher, students often think we ‘know’ everything or should be able to explain every possible question they pose. It was refreshing to remember how science begins with ‘not knowing’. This renewed appreciation for the process of inquiry, that science is a way of asking about the world around us, was a humbling encounter.

Research Specialist at the CAP LTER

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The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Program (CAP LTER) and the Regional Drinking Water Quality Program (RWQ) at Arizona State University are hiring a Research Specialist Senior. CAP LTER has been funded by the National Science Foundation for more than 25 years to study urban ecology in the greater Phoenix area. RWQ is a locally… Read more »

Effective Mentoring Toolkit

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Effective Mentoring Toolkit  Effective mentoring improves the learning, performance, and professional growth experience for everyone, by clarifying expectations and opportunities. First generation academics—from all backgrounds—may benefit most from good mentoring, but researchers instituting these practices have also seen better relationships and productivity for all their trainees. jump to… Training & Professional Development Documentation & Plans… Read more »

Field Safety Toolkit: Reading List

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Field Safety Toolkit Reading List Fieldwork has many unique safety challenges and identity and positionality affects the types and levels of risk an individual will face while participating in field work. We have curated some resources below to help us understand how different people experience fieldwork so we can better support everyone in our community. … Read more »

LTER at AGU, 2024

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The LTER Network has a strong presence at the 2024 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. See all the talks and posters here!

A global synthesis of multi-year drought effects on terrestrial ecosystems

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Drought impacts on terrestrial ecosystems have increased globally over the last century with models forecasting that droughts will become more frequent, extreme, and spatially extensive. The goals for this project are to synthesize results from a unique global network of drought manipulations, focusing on how ecosystem productivity responds to drought over time and key mechanisms… Read more »

Thawing Out Coastal Arctic Food Webs with Long-Term Biochemical Data

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In Arctic lagoons, life persists through cold and dark winters, but few people are able to study and understand the bizarre life under sea ice. With chemical biomarkers and insight from local communities, food web ecologists are beginning to uncover how these organisms thrive in the harsh winter, and how they will continue to survive in the ever changing Arctic climate.

Choose Your Poison: Plant Disease Outbreaks May Be Curbed by Periodic Wildfire

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Wildfires have made headlines worldwide in recent years — and for good reason. Evidence points to increasing wildfire frequency and intensity across many vulnerable ecosystems as climate change impacts grow ever more evident. However, periodic wildfires in ecosystems adapted to them can actually help inhibit plant disease outbreaks, according to new research from Cedar Creek… Read more »

LTER Network News | October 2020

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”81860″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] October 2020 LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across the LTER Network. This is our water cooler. If you have personnel changes, new grants, or cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER colleagues, please send them along to weiss@nceas.ucsb.edu.[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Announcements” color=”peacoc” border_width=”6″][vc_column_text] LTER Committee Meetings… Read more »