Author Alan K. KnappJohn M. BriggsDavid C. HartnettScott L. Collins This is the first volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series. Established in 1980, the LTER program is exploring a wide variety of biomes characteristic of the United States and developing a baseline for ecosystem dynamics over long time periods and broad spatial… Read more »
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Structure And Function Of An Alpine Ecosystem: Niwot Ridge, Colorado
Author William D. BowmanThomas R. Seastedt This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful laboratory for… Read more »
Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites
Author David GreenlandDouglas G. GoodinRaymond C. Smith This volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series would present the work that has been done and the understanding and database that have been developed by work on climate change done at all the LTER sites. Global climate change is a central issue facing the world, which… Read more »
Biodiversity in Drylands
Author Moshe ShachakJames R. GoszSteward T.A. PickettAvi Perevolotsky Biodiversity in Drylands, the first internationally based synthesis volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series, unifies the concepts of species and landscape diversity with respect to deserts. Within this framework, the book treats several emerging themes, among them: In the face of global change, integration… Read more »
Alaska’s Changing Boreal Forest
Author F. Stuart ChapinMark W. OswoodKeith van CleveLeslie A. ViereckDavid L. Verbyla The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and high-latitude. Alaska’s boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as the rest of Earth, providing an unprecedented look at how this cold-adapted, fire-prone… Read more »
Principles And Standards For Measuring Primary Production
Author Timothy J. FaheyAlan K. Knapp Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production in Long-Term Ecological Studies is the first book to establish a standardized method for measuring net primary productivity (NPP) in ecological research. Primary productivity is the rate at which energy is stored in the organic matter of plants per unit area… Read more »
Long-Term Dynamics Of Lakes In The Landscape
Author John J. MagnusonTimothy K. KratzBarbara J. Benson This site-synthesis volume presents 20 years of work at the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Research Site. It provides the definitive information base for the ecology of temperate lakes, and a general assessment of the role of lakes within their landscapes. The Wisconsin temperate lakes LTER site has… Read more »
Lessons from the Arctic: Ecological Research with Lasting Value
To understand the impact of a warming world on the Arctic landscape, long-term datasets are essential for discerning trends of change and resilience. Ed Rastetter, principal investigator of NSF’s Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research, discusses ongoing research at Toolik Lake, Alaska.
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Reports
The LNO Numbered Series is a collection of documents published by the LNO at irregular intervals to make them more accessible to the scientific community. Long-Term Ecological Research 1984 The Climates of the Long-Term Ecological Research Sites 1987 Standardized Meteorological Measurements for Long-Term Ecological Research Sites 1987 1990s Global Change Action Plan 1990 The Long-Term… Read more »
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