The LTER Network has grown from a handful of independent sites to a true network with cross-site experiments, synthetic science, coordinated data management, and standard community practices. LTER community members managed a great deal of that growth, with modest financial support from the LTER Network Office in the form of working group funds. The record of past working groups is – in many ways – a record of the focus and priorities of the LTER Network through time.

Working Group TitlePrincipal InvestigatorTypeAward YearFinal Report
East Asia-Pacific Organic Matter Decomposition Processes WorkshopEun-Shik Kim, 2000Final Report (PDF)
Defining the Schoolyard LTER Program: Priorities, Infrastructure, and Communications2000
Regulation of Organic Matter Preservation in Soils and SedimentsJim Morris, 2000Final Report (PDF)
LTER-based Tropical Coastal Research Across the Caribbean Basin, 2000
Scaling Carbon Flux to the Site Level in the Context of Validating Products from Earth Observing SatellitesDavid Turner, 2000Final Report (PDF)
Ecological Network Analysis for Cross Site Comparisons: Developing the Network of Users, 2000Final Report (PDF)
Scaling From Plots to Landscapes and Regions: Relevance of Landscapes to Current Issues in EcologyDebra Peters, 2000Final Report (PDF)
A Cross-Site Synthesis of Biotic and Abiotic Agents of Decomposition and SOM Dynamics in LTER Sites, 2000Final Report (PDF)
Advancing the Sharing and Synthesis of Ecological Data: Guidelines for Data Sharing and Integration2000Final Report (PDF)