…Forests and Biodiversity (FAB) experiment, is projected to deliver results for decades and longer. An army of summer interns maintain the Big Bio plots with the correct number of species,…
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LTER Road Trip: Conservation, Agriculture, and Michigan Farmers
…never operate in isolation. Farms are surrounded by woods, or prairie, or development, all of which contribute to the success or failure of the crops. Prairie and grassland habitats remain…
LTER Road Trip: Fluxes on Top of the World
…Experimental Research Site (LTER) was already buzzing with activity. Young people slammed rear car doors and packed backpacks, filled water bottles, and slathered on sunscreen. Inside the main building, a…
Got Shrubs? Woody plants are changing ecological communities around the globe
…and environmental change, and in some cases impacting community structure and ecosystem function. Active monitoring and management of shrubs will be critical in many places to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem…
LTER Road Trip: Returning Fish Diversity to Crystal Lake
…ones that remain. The result? At least a partial return of the fish community to its past diversity. Effects on the Community As we surveyed the lake, a day-visitor came…
LTER Road Trip: Zebra Mussels Arrive in Lake Mendota
…sometimes estimating as many as 50,000 mussels per square meter. Zebra Mussels need structure to attach and survive, so despite their high density they remain confined to the edge of…
Avoiding the red X
…it can also be a symptom of an overly-large file size. It’s great to maintain images as very high resolution files for when you need to print them, but when…
Art & Ecology (VCR)
…Virginia’s (UVA) main campus. Artwork and essays are exhibited at the Barrier Islands Center Museum and the Science and Engineering Library at UVA. Pieces have also been displayed at national…
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Virginia Coast Reserve
…researchers study patterns and mechanisms of ecosystem function, connectivity, and state changes in the coastal barrier system – from mainland marshes to intertidal and subtidal bay habitats and barrier islands….
Painting in Plein Air (KNZ)
Lisa Grossman‘s work ranges from depicting the role of fire in maintaining the tallgrass ecosystem to traditional landscape studies. Grossman has lectured on her plein air work during the Natural…