The Selections Across Scales synthesis group seeks trait and fitness data collected on individuals within experimental manipulations or across environmental gradients.
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Grass cover in the Southwest was determined by a Pacific Ocean cycle—until humans disrupted the link.
A 104 year old dataset reveals that a Pacific Ocean cycle determines grass cover at New Mexico’s Jornada Basin LTER—and then shows that link is now broken.
A Lotta Gelata in the California Current Ecosystem!
There are a multitude of reasons why gelatinous zooplankton pose an enticing scientific challenge. Dante Capone explores why the CCE LTER studies these creatures in a new SSALTER blog post.
The Lessons Wildfire Can Teach: Destruction and Resiliency after Disaster
Cole Doolittle studies how fires alter plant communities in the Pacific Northwest, and he talks about the impact of fires in this SSALTER blog.
Trees know their neighbors – and respond differently when they die
A new study leveraging a 40-year data set from old-growth forests demonstrates that trees can experience growth suppression or release depending on the identity and size of their downed neighbor.
Ocean warming intensifies viral outbreaks within corals
Watch the Lightning Talks from the 2023 Science Council Meeting
Lightning Talks from the 2023 Science Council Meeing.
Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology | University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California Santa Barbara seeks an assistant professor in freshwater ecology.
LTER Network Orientation for REUs
Participating in research at an LTER site is exciting and stimulating. Multiply that by 27 sites across diverse biomes and the opportunities are mind-boggling. Please join the LTER Network Office and LTER Executive Board Chair Evelyn Gaiser to learn about the science conducted at LTER sites across the country and how you can stay connected…. Read more »
Reflecting on EDI: a decade in review
Appreciating the history, work, and future of the Long-Term Ecological Research Network’s data repository, the Environmental Data Initiative.
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Remaining Relevant: The Hubbard Brook Online Book
A picturesque study system—notes from the SBC LTER
New LTER initiatives broaden participation in LTER Science
Barrier Island Retreat Drives Blue Carbon Losses
The Dock
Success Stories in Sustainability from the Southernmost Site
LTER Community Calls
Strengthen Mentoring Skills
LTER & FieldFutures Anti-Harassment Workshop
Fungal friendships