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Understanding Farmer Attitudes Can Help Address Water Quality Issues
The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is predicted to be a near record size in 2019. By the end of summer, the hypoxic region at the mouth of the Mississippi River is expected to occupy over 22,000 square kilometers—an area the size of Massachusetts. The culprit? Nitrogen-based fertilizers applied to crops across the Midwest that… Read more »
Seasonal change in Alaska may hold silver lining for restoration efforts
Inspired by several citizen science projects, a team from Bonanza Creek LTER studied how changes to season lengths in Interior Alaska affected native and non-native species.
Connecting Communities: LTER at ESA 2019
LTER presents two plenary talks, plus results from synthesis working groups.
Individual talks and posters are listed and cover topics as diverse as the ecology of segregation, connectivity in barrier island communities, and modeling complex landscapes using machine learning.
Can corals ride the tide of climate change?
Researchers at Mo’orea LTER did not observe evidence that corals acclimatize to ocean acidification, but they did observe that some are more sensitive to it than others.
LTER Related Oral Sessions at American Geophysical Union Meeting (2019)
Research Specialist – Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab
ASU’s Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab is seeking a Research Specialist to perform a wide variety of standard laboratory and/or field experimental procedures. The role requires ingenuity, resourcefulness and adaptability to special and changing needs of research in urban, wetland, aridland, and various other environments. Research at the WEEL (http://weel.asu.edu) focuses on wetland, urban, and aquatic… Read more »
Coral reefs shifting away from equatorial waters
Marine scientists discover an important, overlooked role sea urchins play in the kelp forest ecosystem
NOAA’s Honors Program (NHP)
The NOAA’s Honors Program (NHP) has launched. The NHP will help NOAA build a diverse, high-performing workforce by bringing us a multitude of talented recent graduates with different perspectives and viewpoints, and academic excellence. Recruitment for this prestigious program will occur annually. This first year, NHP focuses on recruiting 19 Biologists, Budget Analysts, and Management and… Read more »
Top Stories
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
Engagement Practice Briefs
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