Site Science
Combining LTER data with other monitoring data to achieve a broader spatial and temporal perspective
Poster Number: 312 Presenter/Primary Author: Andrew Rassweiler The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER has been monitoring ecological communities at 11 shallow sub-tidal reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel for more than a decade. Here we combine these data with tw
The roles of crabs in forming tidal creeks in sinking salt marshes
Poster Number: 311 Presenter/Primary Author: Huy Vu Salt marshes provide many ecosystem services, but are threatened by sea-level rise (SLR).
The effects of extreme heat and drought on a tallgrass prairie ecosystem
Poster Number: 310 Presenter/Primary Author: David Hoover Climate extremes, such as heat waves and drought, are expected to increase in their frequency and intensity over the next century. We examined the responses of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem
Effect of Sargassum pacificum on the calcification of juvenile Porites rus in elevated CO2 conditions
Poster Number: 309 Presenter/Primary Author: Heather Hillard Ocean acidification (OA), the decrease in the pH and carbonate ion concentration due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2, poses a severe threat to coral reefs worldwide as studies predict
The Role of Behavior in Influencing Headwater Salamander
Poster Number: 307 Presenter/Primary Author: Kristen Cecala Evolutionary theory predicts that animals have evolved to move in resposne to a suite of cues that maximize animal survival and growth while minimizing risk of injury or mortality.
