The Leaf Litter newsletter, which is published by Biohabitats , recently featured the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) LTER. Biohabitats is a national firm that does ecological design and restoration.
Reporter Amy Nelson interviewed BES Project Director Steward Pickett about BES and the nature of long-term ecological research. Among the issues covered were challenges and benefits of urban ecological research, reasons why Baltimore was a suitable site for urban research, multi-institutional partnerships, the nature of integrated research, and the policy relevance of BES findings. The entire interview can be found at http://www.biohabitats.com/ndg_newsite/newsletter/2010spring/interview.php