…program for summer 2022. VCR-LTER researchers study patterns and mechanisms of ecosystem function, connectivity, and state changes in the coastal barrier system – from mainland marshes to intertidal and subtidal…
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Communities and Individuals
…LTER sites are particularly well-suited to develop citizen science programs that bring community members into the research process. For example, the Baltimore Ecosystem Study maintains a robust partnership with the…
LTER Book Series
…has been that more biologically based management practices could greatly reduce negative impacts while maintaining sufficient productivity to meet demands for food, fiber and fuel, but that roadblocks to their…
The landscaping culture behind ecological change
…that promote ecological health and suppress polluting output. Conversely, persisting demand for residential landscapes that are neat, low-maintenance, and in accordance to neighborhood norms reinforces homogeneity and its implications for…
A Changing Tide: Biodiversity on Sandy Beaches
Credit: Ingrid Taylar. CC BY 2.0 To maintain the image of a pristine beach—wide stretches of sand absent of fly-ridden piles of seaweed—managers often add sand to beaches and remove…
The Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes: Long-term Research on the Path to Sustainability
…greatly reduce negative impacts while maintaining sufficient productivity to meet demands for food, fiber and fuel, but that roadblocks to their adoption persist because we lack a comprehensive understanding of…
Internships: Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
…within a 30 acre field that will run for over 100 years. Throughout the summer we maintain and sample these experiments. We also have a couple of technician positions that…
LTER Network Office Broadening Participation Strategy
…numbers. We also aim to examine outcomes for these participants and the groups in which they participate. Maintain a process for confidentially collecting and aggregating inclusivity indicators for LTER Network…
K-12 Education
…times through partnerships with local museums and non-profit organizations, environmental educators, and school systems. Because LTER sites are able to maintain a persistent presence in the community over many years,…
SPUR Fellowship: Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics in a Changing World (2017)
…to create and maintain a fully annotated dataset, collaborate to write a research proposal, present a professional research poster at the KBS Summer Undergraduate Symposium, and write a blog post…