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.
Impacts of eastern hemlock mortality on ecosystem function
Poster Number: 61 Presenter/Primary Author: Katherine Elliott Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) mortality mediated by hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA, Adelges tsugae) infestation is affecting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem processes.
Responses of Reef Fish Communities to Large-Scale Habitat Perturbations
Poster Number: 59 Presenter/Primary Author: Andrew Brooks Our ability to predict how communities of coral reef fishes will change in response to habitat alteration depends strongly on understanding the functional relationships of component species with li
Survivors, not invaders, control forest development following simulated hurricane in New England
Poster Number: 57 Presenter/Primary Author: Audrey Barker Plo... Hurricanes profoundly impact New England forests every 50-100 years but few studies have evaluated mechanisms of long-term forest dynamics following major windthrows.
Science in the time of Big Data: what happens when Google meets the Jornada LTER?
Poster Number: 48 Presenter/Primary Author: Debra Peters Big Data - large quantities of data of more types moving at faster rates – may be the greatest technological advance of the early 21st century.
Jornada Basin LTER: Landscape linkages and state changes across spatial and temporal scales
Poster Number: 47 Presenter/Primary Author: Debra Peters Chihuahuan Desert landscapes exemplify the ecological conditions, vulnerability, and management challenges in arid and semi-arid regions around the world.
