Why Salamanders? A SSALTER Blog Post
So why salamanders? It’s almost always the first question I get when I tell people about my research, says Eric Lyons in this SSALTER Blog post.
Welcome to the Woods: New Beginnings in New Hampshire
Welcome to the Woods aims to at introduce political refugees to the natural features of their new home at the Hubbard Brook LTER.
Remaining Relevant: The Hubbard Brook Online Book
As ecological trends change with a changing climate, the Hubbard Brook Online Book will continue to reflect the most current understanding of the forest ecosystem whenever it is read.
HBR’s Young Voices of Science program now accepting applications for 2023
Learn science communication in this FREE program put on by the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. Applications now open!
Across fourteen LTERs, soil carbon is a “gatekeeper” on the nitrogen cycle
An LTER cross site synthesis effort reveals that soil carbon availability determines nitrogen mineralization and nitrification rates across a wide diversity of terrestrial ecosystems.
Cosmic Questions with Tremendous Practical Value: Exploring the Potential for Co-Production of Knowledge with Hubbard Brook in the White Mountain National Forest
Considerable work happens behind the scenes as Sarah Garlick, Hubbard Brook’s Director of Science Engagement, brings together researchers and forest managers to identify shared research priorities in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest.
Ready-to-teach R Environmental Datasets: the lterdatasampler R package
We are excited to share with the broader R community a new collection of 8 data samples geared towards teaching environmental data science!
Stream Dissolved Nitrogen Cycling Responds to Human Activity across the Landscape
A new global data synthesis of stream chemistry indicates human activities reduce streams ability to retain and transform nutrients.
Public engagement at LTER sites: Social scientists highlight role of communication specialists
Social scientists research natural scientists at two LTER sites, and find that collaboration with communication experts is key to easier and more impactful public engagement.
In “The Conversation”: Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts
Scientists have been consistently documenting environmental changes at research sites like this one in the Cascade Mountains for decades. US Forest Service Michael Paul Nelson, Oregon State University and Peter Mark Groffman, CUNY Graduate Center Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels… Read more »
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Why Salamanders? A SSALTER Blog Post
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