Kyle Cavanaugh, University of California-Los Angeles, NSF Santa Barbara Coastal LTER Site Giant kelp is an example of a foundation species—one that physically modifies its environment and provides food and habitat for an entire ecological community. In contrast to long-lived foundation species such as forests, coral reefs and mangroves, giant kelp has a short life… Read more »
Evelyn Gaiser, Florida International University, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Site Ecosystem health—like human health—is the result of a combination of chronic and short-term stresses. When will these stresses result in a stronger system, and when will they launch a downward spiral? Researchers at the NSF Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Site combine field work, large-scale experiments,… Read more »
Coral reefs are a hub of marine biodiversity. They provide food, recreation and shoreline protection to some 1 billion people. But reefs around the globe have seen 50 to 90 percent declines in coral abundance, and forecasts of reef health have been dire. Long-term research by scientists at the NSF Mo’orea Coral Reef LTER Site… Read more »
The attached NSF review report of LTER NCO activities covers the period October 2015-December 2017 (first 2 years of LNCO operations).
The attached report on LNCO activities was submitted to NSF in preparation for the 2018 mid-term review covering the period October 2015-December 2017 (first two years of LNCO operations).
How does shrinking sea-ice affect ecosystems along the Western Antarctic Peninsula?
Scott Doney (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), Hugh Ducklow Columbia University
& Palmer Station Antarctica LTER Team (http://pal.lter.edu)
Presnted at the 2017 NSF-LTER symposium, March 21, 2107
Coastal wetlands respond differently to increasing salinity. Why?
Kelp forests as sentinels of ecosystem change? 2014-2015 heatwaves offer a test.
Dan Reed, Libe Washburn, Andrew Rassweiler, Robert Miller, Tom Bell and Shannon Harrer
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER, Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara
Poster presented at NSF-LTER Symposium, March 21, 2017
Occurrence and Potential Biological Effects of Amphetamine on Stream Communities
Sylvia Lee, Alexis Borbon, Daniel Snow, Emma Rosi , John Kelly, and Erinn Richmond
Poster presented at NSF-LTER Symposium, March 21, 2017
Documenting, Describing, and Mapping Environmental Changes Influencing Human Travel and Access in Boreal Alaska
Todd J. Brinkman, Helen Cold, Teresa Hollingsworth, Caroline Brown, Dana Brown, Dave Verbyla, Terry Chapin
Poster presented at the NSF-LTER symposium, March 21, 2017
