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
Integrating LTER Research into Ecosystem Management, 2000
Regulation of Organic Matter Preservation in Soils and SedimentsJim Morris, 2000Final Report (PDF)
The Long-term Intersite Decomposition Experiment Team (LIDET), 2000
Scaling Carbon Flux to the Site Level in the Context of Validating Products from Earth Observing SatellitesDavid Turner, 2000Final Report (PDF)
Preliminary Synthesis of Species Removal Experiments: Follow-up to the ASM “LTER/GCTE Workshop on Removal Experiments on the Role of Biodiversity in Ecosystem Functioning”, 2000
Scaling From Plots to Landscapes and Regions: Relevance of Landscapes to Current Issues in EcologyDebra Peters, 2000Final Report (PDF)