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Working Group Proposals

The following a proposals for working groups that have been submitted are pending approval.
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Integrating Hydro-geomorphology into LTER Research Programs -

Surficial hydrological and sediment transport processes can directly and substantially influence ecological processes across scales, yet long term hydrogeomorphological monitoring efforts are not...

Melinda Daniels Brain storming 07/31/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Resilience and Sustainability of Complex Mountain Landscapes -

Mountain ecosystems are increasingly experiencing a suite of rapid social, economic, and biophysical changes, including demographics, land use/land cover, and climatic changes.

Patrick Bourgeron Product oriented 07/31/12 Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday
Resilience and Sustainability of Complex Mountain Landscapes -

Mountain ecosystems are increasingly experiencing a suite of rapid social, economic, and biophysical changes, including demographics, land use/land cover, and climatic changes.

Patrick Bourgeron Product oriented 07/31/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Centralized LTER Information Management? -

This workshop will be a facilitated discussion about the future of LTER Information Management. Participants will be given challenge questions and then asked to build alternative future scenarios...

Emery Boose Information exchange 07/31/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Centralized LTER Information Management? -

This workshop will be a facilitated discussion about the future of LTER Information Management. Participants will be given challenge questions and then asked to build alternative future scenarios...

Emery Boose Information exchange 07/31/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
LTER Education Committee -

The LTER Education committee meeting held on Sunday September 9th will consist of a closed business meeting (session) in the morning where our Terms of Reference/ByLaws will be presented,...

Beth Simmons Ancillary meetings 07/31/12 Ancillary Working Group Session 1 - Sunday
LTER Education Committee -

The LTER Education committee meeting held on Sunday September 9th will consist of a closed business meeting (session) in the morning where our Terms of Reference/ByLaws will be presented,...

Beth Simmons Ancillary meetings 07/31/12 Ancillary Working Group Session 2 - Sunday
Luquillo LTER Site Meeting -

Members of Luquillo LTER will meet to discuss their program.

Nick Brokaw Ancillary meetings 07/31/12 Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday
Flooding farm fields, draining wetlands, and damming rivers: The effects of hydrologic regime change on nutrient cycling -

An ecosystem’s hydrology is one of the strongest driving forces determining its structure, function, and rate at which it supplies valued services (e.g., denitrification).

Lauren Kinsman Brain storming 07/31/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
Changes in litter chemistry during decomposition: pathways and patterns -

Decomposition of plant litter is a fundamental biogeochemical process, integral to energy and nutrient cycling and soil formation.

Becky Ball Product oriented 07/31/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
LTER Schoolyard Children's Book Series -

More than any other single skill, the ability to read and read well allows children to succeed in school, learn about the world, and function in society (National Children's LIteracy).

Diane McKnight Information exchange 07/29/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
SensorNIS: Building a sensor network resource guide through community participation -

LTER sites are actively deploying, operating, or exploring establishment of sensor networks and are commonly in need of informational resources

Donald Henshaw Product oriented 07/27/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Network Information System Advisory Committee Meeting -

The meeting of the LTER Network Information System Advisory Committee will focus on ongoing initiatives and new activities related to LTER Information Management at the network level. 

John Porter Ancillary meetings 07/27/12 Ad-hoc Working Group Session 1 - (Monday Lunch)
Synthesizing long-term phenology data: Perspectives across the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) -

Phenology is strongly linked with ecosystem structure, function, biogeochemical cycles and global climate change. A sensitive indicator of climate change, phenology has shifted in recent decades...

Jim Tang Brain storming 07/26/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about? -

Do we as LTER scientists have an obligation to talk about climate change with policymakers, land managers, and other decision makers?

Julie Doll Brain storming 07/26/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
Decomposition project - A joint project for students in Israel and the USA as part of the LTER-EDU program. -

LTER-EDU is an educational project that offers school students an opportunity to be partners in the LTER global monitoring effort.

Saleit Ron Information exchange 07/26/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Environmental Histories in the LTER Network -

Environmental history is emerging as an important field within the LTER network.

Adrian Howkins Brain storming 07/24/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
US-Mexico Ecohydrology Workshop Planning Meeting -

Participants in the October 2012  "US-Mexico Workshop: Catalyzing International Collaborations to Develop a Platform for Ecohydrological Research" in Chamela, Jalisco will meet to complete...

William McDowell Brain storming 07/24/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
US-Mexico Ecohydrology Workshop Planning Meeting -

Participants in the October 2012  "US-Mexico Workshop: Catalyzing International Collaborations to Develop a Platform for Ecohydrological Research" in Chamela, Jalisco will meet to complete...

William McDowell Brain storming 07/24/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Disappearing Cryosphere -

The cryosphere, that portion of the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form for at least one month a year, has been shrinking in response to climate warming.

Hugh Ducklow Brain storming 07/24/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Future of LTER Fungal/Bacterial Environmental Genomics Studies -

Long-term ecological studies have provided meaningful information on diversity and ecology of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, and the impact of climate change on these communities.

Sharon Cantrell Information exchange 07/24/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Future of LTER Fungal/Bacterial Environmental Genomics Studies -

Long-term ecological studies have provided meaningful information on diversity and ecology of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, and the impact of climate change on these communities.

Sharon Cantrell Information exchange 07/24/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
Long-term population dynamics of exotic species: a cross-site multi-species investigation -

The population dynamics of introduced species may dictate trends in those species' impacts on invaded ecosystems and societies.  For instance, if there are lags in the population growth of an...

Alexander Latzka Product oriented 07/22/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
Long-term population dynamics of exotic species: a cross-site multi-species investigation -

The population dynamics of introduced species may dictate trends in those species' impacts on invaded ecosystems and societies.  For instance, if there are lags in the population growth of an...

Alexander Latzka Product oriented 07/22/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Ecological Research from a Truly Long-Term Perspective: What Needs to be Done Today to Support Ecological Analysis in 2100? -

Ecological Research from a Truly Long-Term Perspective: What Needs to be Done Today to Support Ecological Analysis in 2100?

Susan Stafford Product oriented 07/19/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
 
 
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