Spare a thought for the roots
Nutrient addition increases aboveground plant growth more than it increases belowground plant growth, suggesting that the two are not linked.
Data Analysts at the LTER boost working group productivity
The LTER Network Office hired two data analysts, Angel Chen and Nick Lyon, in 2021 to tackle short but critical wrangling tasks during working groups’ in-person meetings. Here’s how they’ve helped groups during the past year.
Seven new synthesis working groups at the LTER
The LTER is excited to welcome seven new Synthesis Working Groups in 2023!
Alpine stream chemistries are changing, but rock glaciers might not have as much influence as previously thought
While glacial thawing shapes ecosystem processes in the Green Lakes Valley, long-term data shows that it alone cannot explain the changing spatiotemporal patterns of stream chemistries.
LTER at AGU Fall Meeting, 2022
The American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting meets in Chicago this year, and begins on December 12, 2022 and runs until Friday, December 16, 2022.
DataBits Through the Years
This 30 year retrospective highlights how data management at the LTER has grown, pulling funny and interesting anecdotes for us to enjoy.
Do fish graze the way for coral recovery?
Fish clear space for corals to grow in small scale experiments. But does fish grazing cause reefs to recover faster? A new study says no.
2022 LTER Network Response to the Fourth Decadal Review
We are all interconnected
When the sun bakes me in the heat, when I find a tick crawling on my skin, when water has soaked the socks through my boots, when the tree branches whip my face, when equipment breaks, when I am staying up late labeling plastic bags, when I am waking up pre-dawn to take measurements, when I am feeling completely overwhelmed – I remind myself of my favorite things.
Two LTER Sites Emerge from Hurricanes Intact
Two separate hurricanes tore through LTER sites this past month—but the Luquillo LTER and Florida Coastal Everglades LTER are mostly intact.
Top Stories
Spare a thought for the roots
Data Analysts at the LTER boost working group productivity
Seven new synthesis working groups at the LTER
Alpine stream chemistries are changing, but rock glaciers might not have as much influence as previously thought
LTER at AGU Fall Meeting, 2022
DataBits Through the Years
Do fish graze the way for coral recovery?
2022 LTER Network Response to the Fourth Decadal Review
We are all interconnected
Two LTER Sites Emerge from Hurricanes Intact