Cross-site Research
Putting the “long term” in the LTERs: History in and of the LTER network
Poster Number: 301 Presenter/Primary Author: Anita Guerrini The emphasis on coupled human-natural systems has opened new possibilities for collaboration with the humanities at many sites in the LTER system.
Local-scale plant species richness and the regional species pool
Poster Number: 293 Presenter/Primary Author: Kevin Wilcox Plant community structure has been shown to impact ecosystem function. However, these effects vary among ecosystems, data collection techniques, and across spatial and temporal scales.
The impact of climate forcing on the phenology of ecological processes in the North Temperate Lakes
Poster Number: 264 Presenter/Primary Author: Jacob Walsh Recent studies have shown that physical processes and biological communities are impacted to varying degrees by global climate change.
Ecological Homogenization of Urban America
Poster Number: 249 Presenter/Primary Author: Peter Groffman Urban, suburban and exurban ecosystems are important and increasing in the U.S. An apparent, but functionally untested result of urban land use change is homogenization across cities, where n
Soil animal community structuring along an LTER cross-site moisture gradient
Poster Number: 245 Presenter/Primary Author: Zach Sylvain Changes to precipitation regimes are forecasted in many climate models.
