Welcome to the Spring 2014 Issue of Databits! This issue is dominated by two major themes – the past and the future. As we experience progressive changes in information management practices and technologies there is an illusory sameness, a sense that what “is now” always was and always will be. However, as articles in this… Read more »
The latest edition of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network quarterly newsletter, Network News, Spring 2014, Vol. 27 No. 1 (see http://news.lternet.edu/spring-2014) has just been published. The issue covers recent developments within the Network, as well as stories about research, education, and social science activities from various LTER sites.
The annual LTER Mini-Symposium was held Friday, February 21, 2014 at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA. The annual mini-symposium is a forum where LTER scientists share with colleagues from federal and non-government agencies, professional societies, and private organizations in Washington, D.C., the vision, relevance, and broader impacts of the scientific research undertaken by… Read more »
The USDA recently announced the formation of regional climate hubs at seven locations across the United States in an initiative aimed at helping farmers, ranchers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change. Three of these hubs are associated with Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network sites—the Jornada LTER in southern New Mexico,… Read more »
The latest research findings from the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program suggest that biofuel production should be gauged by much more than the yield. Writing in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal, KBS researchers show that even though corn yields the greatest… Read more »
You can now read the latest edition of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network quarterly newsletter, Network News, Fall 2013 Vol. 26 No. 4 (see http://news.lternet.edu/fall-2013-0). This final issue of 2013 covers recent developments within the Network, as well as stories about research, education, and social science activities from various LTER sites.
Important findings reveal promise and peril of land-use decisions Petersham, MA – A groundbreaking study by Harvard University’s Harvard Forest Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program and the Smithsonian Institution reveals that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of forests to development will undermine significant land conservation gains in Massachusetts, jeopardize water quality,… Read more »
Human-induced changes may prevent wetlands from doing what they do best–mitigate expected sea level rise due to climate change, say Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) scientists in a paper featured in the latest issue of the scientific journal, Nature. In a press release issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead author Matthew Kirwan of… Read more »
The National Science Foundation has announced the continuation of the Graduate Research Fellowship’s (GRFP) Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) Program. Through the Program, NSF Graduate Fellows are provided an international travel allowance to engage in research collaborations with investigators in partner countries located outside the United States. For more information please see NSF document number… Read more »
The National Science Foundation is inviting proposals for the Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Program, which addresses important questions in evolutionary biology, ecology, and ecosystem science. The Program intends to support decadal projects, and funding for an initial 5-year period requires the submission of a preliminary proposal and, if invited, submission of a… Read more »
