Product oriented

The Productivity-Diversity-Traits Network was formed through LTER Network Office funding in 2004. Session:  Working Group Session 1 - Monday Working Group Session 2 - Monday Room Assignment:  Eastside - Deer Ridge Fireside (75)

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Record_working_group_report.pdf Participant list:  List of participants.docx At present, the LTER Network is in the implementation phase of the Integrated Science for Society and Environment (ISSE) initiative, a ten-year plan to promote socio-ecological research. Session:  Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Diamond East (125)

Working Group Reports Final reports:  LTER Ocean Acidification Data Management working group report Participant list:  list_of_participants.xls Ocean acidification (OA), the decline of seawater pH due to absorption of anthropogenic CO2, is a fast developing field of research. Session:  Working Group Session 7 - Thursday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Chasm Lake (60)

Mountain ecosystems are increasingly experiencing a suite of rapid social, economic, and biophysical changes, including demographics, land use/land cover, and climatic changes. Session:  Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment:  Eastside - Rainbow Fireside (75)

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Final Report Decomposition of plant litter is a fundamental biogeochemical process, integral to energy and nutrient cycling and soil formation. Session:  Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Granite Pass (85)