Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters
Nitrogen, phosphorus and other mineral nutrients are cycled through the ecosystem by way of decay and disturbances such as fire and flood. In excessive quantities nitrogen and other nutrients can have far-reaching and harmful effects on the environment.
Comparing and contrasting the hydrology of high-elevation areas in the Rockies and the Himalayas
Poster Number: 153 Presenter/Primary Author: Alana Wilson In 2009 Kathmandu University initiated a collaboration with the Niwot Ridge LTER program to begin studying climate change and water resources in high-elevation areas.
Niwot Ridge LTER Program: Alpine Ecosystems as Early Warning Systems
Poster Number: 149 Presenter/Primary Author: Mark Williams The Niwot Ridge (NWT) LTER site was one of the five original LTER sites established in 1980.
Effects of environmental spatial variation in structuring ammonia-oxidizing microbial communities in arid grassland
Poster Number: 144 Presenter/Primary Author: Paul Brewer The enormous biodiversity of soil microbial communities is likely caused, in part, by a similar diversity of soil microhabitats. Understanding how the environmental properties that create div
Long term Ecological Research at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (AND)
Poster Number: 143 Presenter/Primary Author: Sherri Johnson Over its 31-year history, the Andrews LTER (“AND”) program has expanded into a major center for
North Temperate Lakes LTER: A Research Sampler
Poster Number: 139 Presenter/Primary Author: Emily Stanley The vision for North Temperate Lakes (NTL) LTER is to gain a comprehensive understanding of lakes and lake districts at longer and broader scales than has been traditional in limnology.
