The PASTA Framework infrastructure of the LTER Network Information System (NIS) will support the automated execution of site provided scripts to simplify the process of creating and updating LTER synthetic…
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Ecological information management for LTER graduate students and researchers
The course will cover aspects of the entire data life cycle. Best practices will be introduced including metadata content, data cleaning, database design, management of large data volumes and quality…
LTERMapS Phase 2
The purpose of the LTERMapS project is to provide a data discovery and cartography tool for integration into the NIS through linkages with EML and PASTA. The project will offer…
Defining Checks to Ensure High Quality LTER Data Packages
Summary: The “quality” of a data package is a reflection of how well it may be used for a specific purpose. The emerging LTER Network Information System (NIS) is being…
Retrieving and using information from web services to improve EML content
Many content sections of an EML documents may now be easily standardized, improving on discoverability and potentially easing the development of the documents. This is due to the fact that…
Drupal Environmental Information Management System (DEIMS) workshop: A workshop for new and advanced DEIMS users
The Drupal Environmental Information Management System (DEIMS) (San Gil et al, 2010) group is building an information management system based on the open source Drupal Content Management System. Drupal is…
The influence of precipitation variability on diversity and composition of North American grasslands
Predictions regarding future climate change vary greatly among regions, and these predictions include directional changes such as more arid conditions in the US Southwest (Seager et al. 2007), as well…
Veg-DB: Developing a cross-site system to improve access to vegetation synthetic databases
Working Group Goals: Given that this is the first attempt to address the issue of network availability of vegetation data our goals are extremely fundamental but critical at this stage:…
Bi-stability in North American ecosystems: analyzing woody plant cover for temporal stable-state dynamics
Woody encroachment is occurring worldwide (Archer 1995), with negative effects on biodiversity in North America (Ratajczak et al. in press) and uncertain effects on ecosystem functioning (Barger et al. 2011)….
Land Use Institutions, Land Use Land Cover Change, and the Distribution of Ecosystem Services
Zoning, building codes, subdivision ordinances, and neighborhood association rules are the most pervasive institutions affecting land use in the USA, yet their impact on land use change and ecosystem services…
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