2012 LTER ASM - BES http://asm2012.lternet.edu/taxonomy/term/80/0 en Baltimore Ecosystem Study III: Education, Engagement and Outreach http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/baltimore-ecosystem-study-iii-education-engagement-and-outreach <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 390 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/user/15347" title="View user profile.">Bess Caplan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Alan R. Berkowitz </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/baltimore-ecosystem-study-iii-education-engagement-and-outreach" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Education BES None Education Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:38:48 +0000 caplanb 560 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Examining the mechanistic basis of summer nitrate peaks: a coupled biogeochemical and hydrological approach http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/examining-mechanistic-basis-summer-nitrate-peaks-coupled-biogeochemical-and-hydrological-app <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 389 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/jduncan" title="View user profile.">Jonathan Duncan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Lawrence E. Band </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Peter M. Groffman </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Emily S. Bernhardt </div> </div> </div> <p>Contrary to behavior predicted by the nitrogen saturation hypothesis, Pond Branch (the Baltimore Ecosystem Study forested reference watershed) exhibits peak nitrogen export during the growing seaso</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/examining-mechanistic-basis-summer-nitrate-peaks-coupled-biogeochemical-and-hydrological-app" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Movement of Inorganic Matter BES Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Biogeochemistry Geography Hydrology Nutrient Fluxes Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:11:47 +0000 jduncan 559 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu A metacommunity approach to urban plant community assembly http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/metacommunity-approach-urban-plant-community-assembly <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 261 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/ajohnson" title="View user profile.">Anna Johnson</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Christopher M. Swan </div> </div> </div> <p>There is great value to conducting basic ecological research in urban environments.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/metacommunity-approach-urban-plant-community-assembly" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Core Research Areas BES Pattern and control of primary production Biological Diversity Community Ecology Vegetation Ecology Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:51 +0000 ajohnson 415 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu The Watershed Approach in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/watershed-approach-baltimore-ecosystem-study <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 250 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/pgroffman" title="View user profile.">Peter Groffman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Larry Band </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Ken Belt </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sujay Kaushal </div> </div> </div> <p>In the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), we are conducting long-term watershed studies to provide a basis for comparison of urban ecosystems with other ecosystem types within the LTER netowrk and to</p><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-poster-related-materials"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Related Materials and Graphics:&nbsp;</div> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/BES Watershed poster.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1295789">BES Watershed poster.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/watershed-approach-baltimore-ecosystem-study" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Core Research Areas Disturbance Patterns Landscape change Movement of Inorganic Matter BES Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Aquatic Ecology Biogeochemistry Chemical Ecology Disturbance Ecology Human Ecology Hydrology Landscape Ecology Nutrient Fluxes Soil Science Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:15 +0000 pgroffman 404 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Ecological Homogenization of Urban America http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/ecological-homogenization-urban-america <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 249 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/pgroffman" title="View user profile.">Peter Groffman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> J. Morgan Grove </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sharon J. Hall </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Kelli Larson </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Colin Polsky </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Jim Heffernan </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Laura Ogden </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Rinku Roy Chowdhury </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Chris Neill </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Diane Pataki </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sarah Hobbie </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Jeanine Cavender-Bares </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Kristin Nelson </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Jarlath O&#039;Neil-Dunne </div> </div> </div> <p>Urban, suburban and exurban ecosystems are important and increasing in the U.S.&nbsp; An apparent, but functionally untested result of urban land use change is homogenization across cities, where n</p><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-poster-related-materials"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Related Materials and Graphics:&nbsp;</div> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/Urban homogenization poster.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=116775">Urban homogenization poster.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/ecological-homogenization-urban-america" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cross-site Science Cross-site Research Landscape change BES Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments Pattern and control of primary production Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Aquatic Ecology Biogeochemistry Biological Diversity Ecosystem Ecology Forest Ecology Human Ecology Hydrology Landscape Ecology Microbial Ecology Nutrient Fluxes Plant Ecology Social Science Soil Science Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:58:35 +0000 pgroffman 403 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu The impact of stormwater control structures on N fluxes in a coastal watershed. http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/impact-stormwater-control-structures-n-fluxes-coastal-watershed <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 244 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/nbettez" title="View user profile.">Neil Bettez</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Jennifer L. Morse </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Peter M. Groffman </div> </div> </div> <p>Humans have significantly altered the landscape in urban areas resulting in increased volume and velocity of runoff following precipitation events.</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/impact-stormwater-control-structures-n-fluxes-coastal-watershed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Core Research Areas BES Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Biogeochemistry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:42:37 +0000 nbettez 396 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Towards Closing Watershed Nitrogen Budgets: Incorporating Spatial and Temporal Scaling of Denitrification http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/towards-closing-watershed-nitrogen-budgets-incorporating-spatial-and-temporal-scaling-denitr <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 240 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/jduncan" title="View user profile.">Jonathan Duncan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Lawrence E. Band </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Peter M. Groffman </div> </div> </div> <p>Closing the nitrogen budget is a major scientific challenge at multiple scales. One of the largest sources of uncertainty is the amount lost via denitrification.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/towards-closing-watershed-nitrogen-budgets-incorporating-spatial-and-temporal-scaling-denitr" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Connectivity Core Research Areas Movement of Inorganic Matter BES Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Biogeochemistry Geography GIS/Remote Sensing Hydrology Nutrient Fluxes Trace Gas Fluxes Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:41:47 +0000 jduncan 392 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Governance of 21st Century Sustainable Cities: A Study of Stewardship Networks in Baltimore and Seattle http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/governance-21st-century-sustainable-cities-study-stewardship-networks-baltimore-and-seattle <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 201 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/mromolini" title="View user profile.">Michele Romolini</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> J. Morgan Grove </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/governance-21st-century-sustainable-cities-study-stewardship-networks-baltimore-and-seattle" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Landscape change BES Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Environmental/Resource Management Social Science Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:06:53 +0000 mromolini 347 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu The Baltimore Ecosystem Study: From Sanitary to Sustainable City http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/baltimore-ecosystem-study-sanitary-sustainable-city <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 131 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/spickett" title="View user profile.">Steward Pickett</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Baltimore Ecosystem Study has focused on fundamental questions of ecosystem structure and function during its first two funding cycles.&nbsp; Building on this foundation, the project is evolvin</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/baltimore-ecosystem-study-sanitary-sustainable-city" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Description Landscape change BES Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments Pattern and control of primary production Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Ecosystem Ecology Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:19:06 +0000 spickett 231 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu