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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

Harvard Schoolyard LTER teacher published
Published: Sep 2, 2010
Section: K-12
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

Harvard Schoolyard LTER teacher published
Published: Sep 2, 2010
Section: Educators
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.

New book by David Coleman includes extensive coverage and impact of LTER

Published: Aug 12, 2010
Section: Publications
In Big Ecology, David C. Coleman documents his historically fruitful ecological collaborations in the early years of studying large ecosystems in the United States.

LTER Awarded 2010 AIBS Distinguished Scientist Award
Published: Jun 2, 2010
Section: Top Stories
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Scientist Award by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).

Niwot climate data used in USGS study
Published: May 24, 2010
Section: News Briefs
A new study by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports that snow in the Colorado mountains is melting significantly earlier in the year than in the 1970s and that the changes appear to be related to recent climate trends.

LTER scientists report decline in New England forest cover
Published: May 24, 2010
Section: News Briefs
A new report by researcher from the Harvard Forest and Hubbard Brooks Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites says that after almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining

Tornado touches down at the SGS
Published: May 19, 2010
Section: News Briefs
On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, around 3:30 PM, Mark Lindquist, the Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) LTER field crew and 26 visitors at the SGS Research and Interpretive Center (RIC) watched the first on-the-grou

LTER researchers to hold annual mini-symposium at NSF
Published: Mar 3, 2010
Section: NSF News
Scientists from the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network will present a mini-symposium on 'Ecosystem Services in a Changing World' on Thursday March 4, 2010 at the National Science Foundati

LTER symposium at AAAS Annual Meeting to discuss social-ecological research
Published: Feb 18, 2010
Section: Top Stories
Understanding the interface between social and ecological systems is crucial for effectively addressing pressing environmental challenges.

neoSelvas: An International Network on Tropical Secondary Forest Regeneration
Published: Dec 16, 2009
Section: International News
After a very successful workshop in October, a new network is formed to focus on secondary forest regeneration and restoration.

All Scientists Meeting to address integrating science, society, and education
Published: Sep 10, 2009
Section: News Briefs
Ecology researchers to share ideas and discuss results from long term research

LTER Network Office gets new NSF Funding
Published: Aug 19, 2009
Section: Site News
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office, which is based in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico, has been awarded $15.6 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support its scientific research activities for the next six years.

DRYAD Digital Data Repository gets NSF funds to expand
Published: May 4, 2009
Section: News Briefs
A digital data repository that researchers agree has the potential to transform how science is carried out will be expanded with a $2.18 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

In praise of Biological Field Stations
Published: Apr 8, 2009
Section: Network News
North America's biological field stations have long been home to a rich legacy of scientific and socially relevant studies, making them rich environments for serendipitous discoveries in the biological and environmental sciences.

Moorea LTER scientist selected Leopold fellow
Published: Feb 25, 2009
Section: Site News
A co-Principal Investigator at the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) Long Term Ecological Research site, Dr. Whendee Silver, has been selected as a 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow.

NSF set to host annual LTER Mini-Symposium
Published: Feb 5, 2009
Section: NSF News
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will once again be the venue of the 2009 LTER Mini-Symposium, the 8th event in the series.

Harvard Forest Schoolyard ecology teacher wins formal educator award
Published: Feb 3, 2009
Section: Top Stories
Katherine Bennett, a Harvard Forest Schoolyard ecology teacher, is the recipient of the 2008 New England Environmental Education Alliance Award by the New England Environmental Education Alliance (
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