Network News

LTER Mini-Symposium at NSF shares future scenarios

Published:
Mar 24, 2014
Issue: 
Network News Spring 2014, Vol. 27 No. 1

The 2014 LTER Mini-Symposium, held on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters in Arlington, Va., highlighted LTER efforts to understand, anticipate, and adapt to global change through the process of scenario thinking and ecological forecasting.

Annual LTER Mini-Symposium set to take place at NSF

Published:
Feb 7, 2014
Issue: 
Web Updates

The annual LTER Mini-Symposium will take place Friday, February 21, 2014 at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA.

LTER sites part of new regional climate hubs

Published:
Feb 7, 2014
Issue: 
Web Updates

The USDA recently announced the formation of regional climate hubs at seven locations across the United States in an initiative aimed at helping farmers, ranchers and rural communities cope with th

Coastal LTER sites present research at CERF

Published:
Dec 29, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 4

The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network had a large turnout from the coastal sites at the 22nd biennial conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) November 3-7 in beautiful San Diego, California. CERF is dedicated to promoting research in estuarine and coastal environments to encourage their sustainable use and management. The theme this year was “Toward resilient coasts and estuaries, science for sustainable solutions” with many presentations focusing on coastal management techniques.   

LTER in the Social Media Age

Published:
Dec 29, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 4

You are probably aware that the LTER Network has fully embraced social media through its Twitter account @USLTER and Facebook page, US Long Term Ecological Research Network (as well as various blogs as discussed in Network News Vol. 26 No. 3). Both are essential reading for keeping up on LTER and related science news. 

Scientists study effect of extreme drought in grasslands

Published:
Dec 29, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 4

Over the past 20 years scientists have learned much about how individual ecosystems are likely to respond to climate change, but extending this knowledge to regional, continental and global scales has been a far greater challenge. At these larger geographical scales, both the environment and the attributes of ecosystems vary greatly. For example, in the central United States, there are strong temperature and rainfall gradients from Texas to North Dakota and from the dry plains of Colorado to eastern Kansas. The types of grasslands differ as well, from short grasslands in the west to tall grasslands in the east. In order to better forecast how entire regions will respond to expected climatic changes, we need to understand why ecosystems differ in their sensitivity to changes in climate.   

NSF invites proposals for LTREB

Published:
Oct 31, 2013
Issue: 
Web Updates

The National Science Foundation is inviting proposals for the

Art-Science collaboration: Bonanza Creek LTER presents Trophic Cascades

Published:
Oct 10, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 3

This August saw the culmination of Bonanza Creek (BNZ) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)’s newest effort to foster collaborations between the arts, humanities, and ecological sciences, with a visual and literary art exhibit entitled Trophic Cascades. 

LTER returns to SACNAS

Published:
Oct 9, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 3

The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network made a return to the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference after a 6 year absence. The 2013 edition of the annual conference was held October 3-6 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The LTER booth and exhibit was set up by the LTER Network Office and staffed by McOwiti O. Thomas (Public Information Officer) and Bob Waide (Executive Director). 

LTER a big presence at ESA

Published:
Oct 9, 2013
Issue: 
Network News Fall 2013, Vol. 26 No. 3

The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network  was once again a prominent participant at the 98th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) August 4-9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reflecting the Network’s position as the largest and longest running ecological research network in the world dedicated to studying ecological phenomena that span multiple time and geographical scales. LTER participants included scores of scientists and hundreds of students from various LTER sites who gave presentations, organized or chaired sessions, presented their research through posters or judged such presentations. You can take a look at the comprehensive list of LTER presentations at ESA 2013.