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
Effects of Decomposing Woods on Soil Carbon Accumulation and Chemistry, Fungal Diversity and Microbial Enzyme Systems, 2000
Advancing the Sharing and Synthesis of Ecological Data: Guidelines for Data Sharing and Integration2000Final Report (PDF)
Causes and Consequences of Invasive Species; Past and Future Contributions of the LTER NetworkLaura Huenneke, 2000Final Report (PDF)
East Asia Conference, 2000
NPP Data Workshop, 2000
Integration of Research on Biogeochemicalcycles at LTER sites, 2000