Cedar Creek
Two papers reporting results of theCedar Creek LTER biodiversity experiment (see Tilman et a!. 1996 and Tilman 1996 at left) captured international, national and local media attention. The Nature paper was featured by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service Radio and BBC Science Magazine and was translated into 15 languages and broadcast worldwide. National and local coverage included:
"Biodiversity is root of environmental growth." T. Meersman, [Minneapolis] Star Tribune, February 22, 1996, pg. B3.
"Ecosystem's productivity rises with diversity of its species." C.K. Yoon. The New York Times,
March 5, 1996, pg. B3.
"The importance of biodiversity." B.F. Vento, House of Representatives. Congressional Record Vol. 142 No. 3, March 13, 1996.
"Biodiversity is a boon to ecosystems, not species." A.S. Moffat. Science 271:1497.
U.S. LTER - LMER
During a visit of U.S. LTER and LMER scientists to Spain and, Portugal, the LTER model and program received coverage in two Portuguese papers, Correio da manha (March 12, pg. 8) and Didrio de Noticias (March 12, 1996, pg. 17).
Palmer Station
Palmer's Bill Fraser participated in a week-long interactive K-12 science curriculum project ("Blue Ice: Focus on Antarctica") in conjunction with the "24 hours in Cyberspace" Internet project in February 1996. See Blue Ice's web page for some of the results: http://www.usinternet.com/onlineclass/BI/blueice.html