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Can seagrass meadows mitigate climate change?
As anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions continue to increase, scientists have now recognized seagrass meadows—which typically have high rates of carbon storage—as important ‘blue carbon’ sinks. However, rising ocean temperatures threaten seagrass meadows, along with their ability to retain carbon. This underlines the need for precise ecosystem data on the vulnerability and resilience of these meadows… Read more »
What makes a network work? Collaboration in the LTER Network
A recent analysis of collaboration in the LTER Network reveals that LTER-related publications involve more collaborators, more institutions, persist for longer, and cover greater distances than other publications in the field of ecology.
Let’s CHAT about Improving REU Programs
Many scientists have pivotal experiences during their undergraduate education that lead them to choose a career in science, such as opportunities to conduct hands-on research or work closely with mentors. Unfortunately, it’s a challenge to measure the direct impact these foundational experiences have on participants. In a new paper, however, researchers from Harvard Forest LTER… Read more »
Thinking about long-term futures to make better decisions today
Credit: CAP-LTER. CC BY-SA 4.0 Anticipating the needs of cities in the future is a key aspect of urban sustainability. One approach to planning for sustainable cities is for researchers and practitioners to work together to develop scenarios that benefit communities as well as ecosystems. Central Arizona Phoenix LTER (CAP LTER) is taking an innovative approach… Read more »
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Quantitative Ecology of Kelp Forest Ecosystems
The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks a highly-motivated postdoctoral research associate to contribute to studies of the population and community ecology of kelp forest ecosystems in southern California. The position will focus on the analysis of long-term ecological and oceanographic data from observational and experimental studies associated with the… Read more »
Research Assistant with Gedan Lab and Virginia Coast Reserve LTER
The Gedan Lab is searching for a full-time research assistant to join their lab in summer 2020 to assist in the set-up, maintenance, and break down of wetland plant ecology field experiments and vegetation monitoring campaigns. Many of the research projects are affiliated with the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site. The research assistant will help… Read more »
Outreach Notice for Technical Writer-Editor with PNW Research Station
About the Pacific Northwest Research Station The PNW Research Station is one of seven research units in the USDA Forest Service. The Forest Service conducts the most extensive and productive program of integrated forestry research in the world. The scientific information produced by the station has application on public, private, and tribal lands in the… Read more »
Why Taller Grass Can Be Bad News For Grasshoppers
Striking 20-year grasshopper declines tied to quality of prairie grasses
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Shaped by fire: the Bonanza Creek LTER
Renewed funding for the LNO prioritizes synthesis, broadening participation, and mentorship
It begins with quality data: non-LTER student uses SBC LTER data to learn R, presents work at ESA
Science at the Top of the World, or, 48 Hours at Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER
Announcing the LTER Photo Contest, 2024
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Crossing boundaries: two new synthesis working groups funded at the LTER
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Coastal Connections: Living Life at Two Extremes
Helping students hear the stories that data tell