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Jenny Dugan featured in BBC radio science broadcast

Published: May 11, 2012
Section: Network News
A recent paper published in PLoS ONE by U.S.

Long-term research reveals causes and consequences of environmental change
Published: Apr 6, 2012
Section: Network News
WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 6, 2012—As global temperatures rise, the most threatened ecosystems are those that depend on a season of snow and ice, scientists from the nation's

Researchers look beneath the surface at McMurdo

Published: Mar 23, 2012
Section: Network News
National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers have successfully tested equipment to map the hidden distribution of groundwater and ice in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region for the first time i

Mark Williams interviewed for science blog
Published: Mar 15, 2012
Section: Network News
The Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program’s Principle Investigator Mark Williams was recently featured on a blog for PLoS (the Public Library of Science), a nonprofit publisher a

2012 LTER NSF Symposium presentations available
Published: Mar 6, 2012
Section: Network News
The powerpoint files from the 2012 LTER Mini-symposium presentations are available in the intranet document library here: http://intranet2.ltern

LTER to hold annual mini-symposium March 1 at NSF
Published: Feb 22, 2012
Section: Network News
**This story has been updated to include the missing summary for Topic 6** The 2012 Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Mini-symposium will take place Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8:30 a.m.

Konza study finds climate effects vary by time of occurrence
Published: Feb 14, 2012
Section: Network News
Researchers at the Konza Prairie (KNZ) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site have discovered that the severity of climate effects such as droughts and heat waves depends on when they occur.

MCR scientists win NSF grant to study effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs
Published: Jan 5, 2012
Section: Site News
Two lead scientists at the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the effects of ocean acidification

VCR LTER student featured on National Public Radio
Published: Aug 30, 2011
Section: Site News
Charles Clarkson, a Ph.D student working at the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR) LTER was featured on the local National Public Radio on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.

Harvard Forest scientists say Asian longhorned beetle spreading in New England forests
Published: Aug 29, 2011
Section: Site News
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Kellogg Biological Station article featured on National Science Foundation website
Published: Jul 12, 2011
Section: Site News
Continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest and increased crop pest abundance and insecticide use, according to Kellogg Biologic

John Moore to be awarded ESA's Odum Education Award

Published: Jun 29, 2011
Section: News Briefs
John Moore, the Lead Principal Investigator at the Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) LTER and Professor of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship and Director of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory

Santa Barbara scientists use satellite technology to track environmental effects on giant kelp
Published: May 26, 2011
Section: Scientific Reports
Satellite technology is enabling marine scientists at the Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) LTER site to study how environmental factors and climate affect the giant kelp forests off the coast of Califor

Cedar Creek study finds lower than expected photosynthesis due to elevated carbon dioxide levels
Published: May 23, 2011
Section: Network News
A long term study by Cedar Creek LTER researchers has found that plants' capacity to absorb extra carbon from the atmosphere due to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels may be less than

Student who worked with NWT LTER mentors wins Goldwater Scholarship
Published: Apr 5, 2011
Section: Education News
Natasha Goss, a 14-year-old who worked with LTER mentors at the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in Colorado, has been awarded a 2011 Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduates.<

LTER scientist wins 2011 Stockholm Water Prize

Published: Mar 24, 2011
Section: Site News
Stephen R. Carpenter, a Lead Principal Investigator at the North Temperate Lakes (NTL) Long Term Ecological Research site and Professor of Zoology and Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize. The Stockholm Prize is the most prestigious prize for outstanding achievement in water-related activities in the world.

LTER sites record tsunami event after massive quake off Japan

Published: Mar 14, 2011
Section: Top Stories
Oceanographic instruments deployed by the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) and Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites were on hand to record the effects of the tsunami wave t

Network Office to webcast 2011 LTER mini-symposium

Published: Feb 28, 2011
Section: Network News
The LTER Network Office is set to broadcast the 2011 LTER mini-symposium live on the web.

10th NSF-LTER Mini-Symposium To Focus On Climate Change
Published: Feb 14, 2011
Section: NSF News
Scientists from the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network will hold their 10th annual NSF-LTER mini-s

Santa Barbara Coastal LTER’s Bill Freudenburg Passes On
Published: Jan 29, 2011
Section: Site News
William R. Freudenburg, an investigator at the Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) LTER and the Dehlsen Professor of Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara, has passed on.

VCR's Mark Brinson Passes Away
Published: Jan 12, 2011
Section: Site News
Dr. Mark M. Brinson, 67, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011.

Urban Ecology: Baltimore Site Visit Highlights Ecological Revitalization, Education Efforts
Published: Nov 1, 2010
Section: Site News
The Ecological Society of America sponsored a field trip to the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) Oct. 22.

Terry Chapin Named ESA President
Published: Sep 23, 2010
Section: Network News
F. Stuart "Terry" Chapin, III, the principal investigator of the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site, has been named President of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Harvard Schoolyard LTER teacher published
Published: Sep 2, 2010
Section: Education News
Kate Bennett, a 5th grade Schoolyard Ecology Teacher working with Harvard Forest LTER, has just published an article in the National Science Teacher Association’s journal, Science and Chil

Recent Sevilleta LTER research results published in peer reviewed journals
Published: Aug 12, 2010
Section: Publications
A number of Sevilleta (SEV) LTER publications, several by graduate students, have recently been published by respectable journals in the field of ecology.
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