Pattern and control of primary production
Plant growth in most ecosystems forms the base or “primary” component of the food web. The amount and type of plant growth in an ecosystem helps to determine the amount and kind of animals (or “secondary” productivity) that can survive there.
Water mass subduction and eddy effects on phytoplankton distributions in the Santa Barbara Channel, California
Poster Number: 198 Presenter/Primary Author: Libe Washburn Observations using towed, undulating vehicles show that phytoplankton layers occur well below euphotic zone depths in the Santa Barbara Channel (SBC). The deep layers are typically found wher
Role of Biodiversity in Climate change Mitigation (ROBIN): A new ILTER European, Meso and South American project.
Poster Number: 195 Presenter/Primary Author: Jill Thompson How can we manage biodiversity and forest use in Latin America to mitigate climate change without unintended consequences for other ecosystem services and people?
Linaria: a set of information management tools to aid environmental decision making in Sierra Nevada (Spain) LTER site
Poster Number: 194 Presenter/Primary Author: Francisco Bonet The main objective of the Observatory of Sierra Nevada (Spain) is to monitor the effects of global change in this protected mountainous LTER site.
Sierra Nevada (Spain) LTER platform: Towards adaptive management of mediterranean ecosystems
Poster Number: 193 Presenter/Primary Author: Francisco Bonet Sierra Nevada is a high mountain range (reaching 3,482 m.a.s.l.) located in Southern Spain (37oN, 3o W) covering 2,000 km2. It is a Natural Biosphere Reserve (MaB.
How do arctic shrub canopies respond to changes in the diffuse light fraction of solar radiation?
Poster Number: 192 Presenter/Primary Author: Laura Van Der Pol The aim of this study is to understand how tall (>50cm) arctic shrub canopies, such as those dominated by the shrub species Betula nana and Salix pulchra, function under differ
