Early this year the annual Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Mini-Symposium scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2015, had to be postponed when inclement weather forced the closure of the National Science Foundation (NSF) (see http://bit.ly/1NkuT9Q). At the time we reported that webcasts of the talks would be presented in blocks of two or three at… Read more »
Evelyn Gaiser, the lead Principal Investigator for the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, has been appointed executive director of Florida International University (FIU) School of Environment, Arts and Society (SEAS) and associate dean in the “College of Arts & Sciences. Gaiser has served as the interim executive director of SEAS… Read more »
President Barack Obama visits the Florida Everglades on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, to commemorate Earth Day and to highlight the threat of global warming to the U.S. economy and how rising sea levels are putting the economic engine for the South Florida tourism industry at risk. In advance of President Obama’s visit, Florida Coastal Everglades… Read more »
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network News Spring 2015 edition, Vol. 28 No. 1, has just been published. The newsletter covers recent developments within the Network, as well as stories about research, education, scientific results, international LTER news, and social science activities from various LTER sites. Check it out at http://news.lternet.edu/spring-2015
Batista, Melanie (LTSER) Plants and Nitrogen – a love & hate relationship Brandon, Jennifer (CCE) What do you do at sea for a month without good internet? Bisson, Kelsey (SBC) Contrast & Cadence Bueno de Mesquita, Cliff (NWT) Understanding species’ responses to climate change Busato, Laura (LTSER) (Don’t) judge an aquifer by its covering Chamorro, Jannine… Read more »
Short Stories About Long Term Research is a blog created by graduate students involved in long term ecological research as a way to share our research experiences with each other and the public. The graduate students that follow and contribute to this site come from a variety of specialized fields, so our goal is to try… Read more »
We invite posts that primarily detail ecology being done at Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) but are open to posting blogs on topical subjects to the ecological community at-large. Blogs post monthly or bi-weekly. We invite folks to submit posts at any time so that we can schedule accordingly! Please see the submission guidelines below for… Read more »
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Annual Report for 2014 has just been published. The report chronicles the research activities, key findings, publications, and other developments that occurred within the LTER network during the calendar year 2014. Contents: Guiding Principles Message From the Chair Building on the Past, Anticipating the Future Featured Sites Future Scenarios… Read more »
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