Colorado mountains
 

Site Science

Kelp detritus: quantifying carbon contributions and size distribution

Poster Number:  197 Presenter/Primary Author:  Christie Yorke To determine the potential of particulate kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) detritus to serve as a trophic resource for coastal suspension feeders, we quantified the rate of production and size

Resource allocation among arctic char in closed arctic lakes:

Poster Number:  196 Presenter/Primary Author:  Phaedra Budy In closed arctic lakes, we observe a strong cycle in population structure in arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) while population abundance remains generally stable.  We hypothesized this cycle w

Linaria: a set of information management tools to aid environmental decision making in Sierra Nevada (Spain) LTER site

Poster Number:  194 Presenter/Primary Author:  Francisco Bonet The main objective of the Observatory of Sierra Nevada (Spain) is to monitor the effects of global change in this protected mountainous LTER site.

Sierra Nevada (Spain) LTER platform: Towards adaptive management of mediterranean ecosystems

Poster Number:  193 Presenter/Primary Author:  Francisco Bonet Sierra Nevada is a high mountain range (reaching 3,482 m.a.s.l.) located in Southern Spain (37oN, 3o W) covering 2,000 km2. 
It is a Natural Biosphere Reserve (MaB.

How do arctic shrub canopies respond to changes in the diffuse light fraction of solar radiation?

Poster Number:  192 Presenter/Primary Author:  Laura Van Der Pol The aim of this study is to understand how tall (>50cm) arctic shrub canopies, such as those dominated by the shrub species Betula nana and Salix pulchra, function under differ

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER