2018 ESA Annual Meeting Presentations In the past year alone, extreme events including hurricanes, droughts, and extensive fires have impacted significant regions of the United States—affecting the health of both natural habitats and human communities. Fittingly, the theme of this year’s Ecological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting is ‘Extreme events, resilience and human well-being.’… Read more »
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A Balancing Act for Coastal Freshwater Marshes
On the boundaries of fresh and saltwater systems, coastal marshes give rise to diverse, productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks. Their secret? Freshwater marsh plants receive just the right amount of nutrients and salt from periodic seawater tides to thrive. However, incursions of saltwater into these systems are increasing —often caused by drought and… Read more »
Grasses Show Surprising Flip-flop in Response to Long Term CO2 Increase
Observed benefits of carbon dioxide enrichment to C3 v. C4 plants appear to reverse after 12 years of treatment.
Maintaining Ecosystem Services in the Yahara Watershed and Beyond
The Yahara may sound like the name of a vast desert, but it’s actually a 359-square mile watershed in southern Wisconsin. The Yahara Watershed is a mix of urbanized land (including the state capital), productive agriculture land, and a chain of lakes called the Yahara Lakes. Because of its diverse environment, the Yahara provides many… Read more »
A Silver Lining in Arctic Permafrost Thaw
Climate change is already impacting polar habitats such as the Arctic tundra, where increasing temperatures are causing permafrost to thaw and exposing soil and organic matter that have been buried for thousands of years. Many scientists predicted that this soil, once exposed, would release a massive amount of sequestered carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to… Read more »
Director, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) seeks an emerging or established leader with both research and leadership skills who has a record of achievement in cold-regions research. The position requires balancing management of the Institute with a vigorous research program and a commitment to training the next generation of diverse interdisciplinary environmental scientists…. Read more »
Postdoctoral Fellow Niwot Ridge LTER
The Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research Program is hiring a data analytics postdoctoral fellow. The Niwot Ridge LTER is home to one of the longest records in alpine ecology in the world. This record includes plant and phytoplankton composition, lake and terrestrial primary production, snow depth and cover, stream and surface water chemistry, soil carbon and nutrient measurements and more…. Read more »
Here Come the Shrubs: Rising Temps Allow Woody Plants to Encroach on Barrier Islands
As temperatures rise in many regions around the world, plant species whose ranges were previously limited by low temperature thresholds and intolerance to freezing are increasingly able to expand into new areas and possibly overtake established vegetation regimes. On Hog Island, an undeveloped barrier island off the coast of Virginia, a group of LTER researchers… Read more »
Mike Neubert recognized as ESA Fellow
Corvallis gallery features David Paul Bayles photos from Andrews forest
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