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.
Drivers, dynamics and consequences of non-linear change in coastal barrier systems
Poster Number: 69 Presenter/Primary Author: Karen McGlathery The Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR) is a heterogeneous landscape comprising mainland watersheds, tidal marshes, mudflats, shallow coastal bays, and barrier islands.
Sea Ice and Plankton Ecology at Palmer Station
Poster Number: 67 Presenter/Primary Author: Hugh Ducklow One of the tenets of polar oceanography is the dependence of phytoplankton blooms on sea ice retreat and subsequent water column stratification.
The Disappearing Cryosphere: Ecological and Biogeochemical Consequences. An LTER Network Cross-Site Initiative
Poster Number: 66 Presenter/Primary Author: Hugh Ducklow The cryosphere, that portion of the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form for at least a month a year, has been shrinking in response to climate warming. The areal extent and duration
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBR)
Poster Number: 65 Presenter/Primary Author: Charles Driscoll The overall goal of the HBR-LTER program is to improve understanding of the response of Northern Forest ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
Luquillo Schoolyard LTER
Poster Number: 63 Presenter/Primary Author: Steven McGee The Luquillo Schoolyard LTER program has adopted a pipeline model to guide the development and implementation of outreach activities from K12 to graduate education.
