2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting - Decadal Plan

Niwot Ridge LTER Program: Alpine Ecosystems as Early Warning Systems

Mark Williams — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:42:43 +0000

Poster Number:

377

Presenter/Primary Author:

Mark Williams

Co-Authors:

Tim Seastedt

Co-Authors:

Diane McKnight

Co-Authors:

Alan Townsend

Co-Authors:

Bill Bowman

Co-Authors:

Steve Schmidt

Co-Authors:

Peter Blanken

The Niwot Ridge (NWT) LTER site was one of the five original LTER sites established in 1980. The LTER program is based at the University of Colorado-Boulder and is administered through the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and in cooperation with the Mountain Research Station, with special use permits from the US Forest Service.

Arctic LTER: Goals and Results

John Hobbie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:38:57 +0000

Poster Number:

347

Presenter/Primary Author:

John Hobbie

Co-Authors:

George Kling

Co-Authors:

Chris Luecke

Co-Authors:

Gus Shaver

Co-Authors:

Anne Giblin

Co-Authors:

Donie Bret-Harte

The goal of the Arctic LTER is to predict the future ecological characteristics of Arctic Alaska based upon our knowledge of the controls of ecosystem structure and function as exerted by physical setting and geologic factors, climatic factors, biotic factors, and the changes in fluxes of water and materials from land to water.

Learning to be a Network: What do we need for the future of Venezuelan LTER Network?

Emilio Vilanova — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:00:45 +0000

Poster Number:

180

Presenter/Primary Author:

Emilio Vilanova

Co-Authors:

Armando Torres Lezama

Co-Authors:

Hirma Ramírez Angulo

As an attempt to assess and monitor long term ecological processes among several biological areas of the country The Venezuelan Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network (EcoRed Venezuela) was established in September 1997 with government support, through the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICIT), the encouragement of the US LTER Network, and the cooperation of scientific institutions throughout the country.

Urban Long-Term Ecological Research in Baltimore: From Sanitary to Sustainable City

Steward Pickett — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:13:11 +0000

Poster Number:

149

Presenter/Primary Author:

Steward Pickett

Urban ecology is evolving as the scientific base grows and new concerns of urban partners emerge. In the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), both of these drivers are at work.

A non-destructive approach to assessing changes in understory algal biomass and productivity in response to climate-induced changes in disturbance

Shannon Harrer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:09:11 +0000

Poster Number:

105

Presenter/Primary Author:

Shannon Harrer

Co-Authors:

Daniel C. Reed

Co-Authors:

Robert Miller

An aspect of climate change in California has been an increase in the intensity and frequency of winter storms. Disturbance from storms is a major source of variation in the standing biomass of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, a competitive dominant on shallow reefs that forms a dense overstory canopy at the sea surface. Climate induced changes in the standing biomass of Macrocystis are expected to have a profound effect on the assemblage of subordinate understory macroalgae.

Student Poster:

Yes

Bridging the Tamiami Trail: Exploring the Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Everglades Restoration in the Florida Coastal Everglades

Rebecca Garvoille — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:22:37 +0000

Poster Number:

104

Presenter/Primary Author:

Rebecca Garvoille

A major goal of the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER research program is to investigate how changes in freshwater flow related to Everglades ecosystem restoration will impact ecosystem processes, specifically in the Shark River Slough/Gulf of Mexico and the Taylor Slough/Florida Bay ecotones of Everglades National Park. This research is as much a question about natural processes as it is social processes.

Student Poster:

Yes

Remote Sensing Activities of the LTER Network

John Vande Castle — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:37:48 +0000

Poster Number:

Presenter/Primary Author:

John Vande Castle

The LTER Network uses Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System technologies extensively in its research activities. The focus for remote sensing and GIS activities at LNO is for data acquisition and the cross-site, large-scale collaborations which are afforded by these data.

Details of LNO activities in service to the LTER community

John Vande Castle — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Poster Number:

Presenter/Primary Author:

Thomas McOwiti

Details of LNO activities in service to the LTER community