Colorado mountains
 

Patterns and frequency of site disturbances

Disturbances often shape ecosystems by periodically reorganizing or destroying them, allowing for significant changes in plant and animal populations and communities.

Putting the “long term” in the LTERs: History in and of the LTER network

Poster Number:  301 Presenter/Primary Author:  Anita Guerrini The emphasis on coupled human-natural systems has opened new possibilities for collaboration with the humanities at many sites in the LTER system.

Characteristics of eddies shed from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Poster Number:  299 Presenter/Primary Author:  Nicole Couto Winter temperatures in the western Antarctic peninsula (WAP) region are the fastest-warming temperatures on Earth, however understanding the heat sources driving the rise in temperatures remains an

Plant Community Succession on Drying Lakes in the Yukon Flats, Alaska

Poster Number:  287 Presenter/Primary Author:  Mark Winterstein Plant succession is often studied by observing how plant communities colonize the landscape and subsequently change over time.

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER