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LTER Road Trip: Exploring the Everglades

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When most people think of the Florida Everglades, they picture alligators hiding amongst labyrinths of marsh grass, the famous boardwalks of the Anhinga Trail, or the tightly clustered mangrove trees that border both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Yet, few are aware that Everglades National Park also hosts critically important ecological research sites, where scientists from the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) station learn about the inner workings of this incredible ecosystem, as well as how it’s responding to human activities.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) – Arctic LTER

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Summary: The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory is seeking applicants for Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) positions. REU positions are available to U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents only who are currently enrolled as undergraduates at U.S. colleges or universities (no graduating seniors). Successful candidates will participate in field research on either terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems… Read more »

Educator Recruitment 

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Few LTER sites have an education budget that can accommodate funding for teacher stipends or graduate course credits, making it especially challenging to recruit and retain educators. A 2018 discussion on the Education and Outreach listserv offers several ideas for new sites working to establish new relationships or existing sites looking to build programs. Many… Read more »

Workshop Report: N2O Emissions in Various Ecosystems

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International Workshop on N2O Emissions in Various Ecosystems: Site-Based Research and Global Synthesis An ILTER Nitrogen Initiative workshop When: 27 Nov, 2017 12:00 AM to 01 Dec, 2017 12:00 AM Where: Taiwan The goals of the workshop are: to discuss the recent advances in measurement and modelling of N2O emissions, to conduct global synthesis of… Read more »