NSF Antarctic Artists & Writers at McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM)
They also frequently collaborate with Antarctica-based members of the NSF Artists and Writers program. Other McMurdo arts and media collaborations can be viewed here.
Fire and Form on the Konza Prairie (KNZ)
Kansas State University photographer Edward Sturr documented prescribed burns on Konza Prairie for a decade between 2001 and 2012, focusing on the dynamic and formal qualities of fire and how it interacts with the tallgrass prairie. Sturr’s photography has been combined with an article by John Briggs (former KPBS Director) and poems by KSU Professor… Read more »
LTEaRTS at Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE)
FCE LTEaRTs has an ongoing partnership with artist Xavier Cortada, the Tropical Botanic Artists Collective, and the AIRIE program (Artist in Residence in Everglades). Artists have worked with FCE scientists to produce over 20 exhibits since 2012 and professional development for teachers.
LTER Network News: 2018 December
LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across the LTER Network. This is our water cooler. If you have personnel changes, new grants, cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER colleagues, please send them along to weiss@nceas.lternet.edu.
LTER at AGU 2018: Exploring the depths beneath our feet
LTER Network presentations and posters at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting 2018
Q&A with Lauren Alteio: First isolation of giant virus genomes in soil from a forest ecosystem
Researchers Frederik Schulz (US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute) and Lauren Alteio (University of Massachusetts) have discovered sixteen new giant viruses in soil samples from a long-term research site at the Harvard Forest LTER, described in a Nature Communications paper published in November 2018. Giant viruses are larger than most single celled organisms, and tend… Read more »
New Video: NSF LTER All Scientists’ Meeting Reflections
LTER-NCO staff interviewed a number of participants at the 2018 All Scientists’ Meeting (ASM) to capture their thoughts and experiences at ASM and as part of the LTER network. Watch below.
A framework for managing Alaskan Boreal forests in a warming climate
Researchers from Bonanza Creek LTER developed a framework for boreal forest management that considers climate uncertainty, public safety related to fire regimes, and harvest and biodiversity goals.
A rare water quality success story gives insight into stakeholder cooperation
FCE-LTER researchers explore a case where industry and regulatory stakeholders have worked together to reduce runoff and improve water quality in the Everglades.
Urbanization can accelerate gene flow
Western black widow spider populations in urban locations are more diverse than those in rural locations
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