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Brain storming

Integrating Hydro-geomorphology into LTER Research Programs

Surficial hydrological and sediment transport processes can directly and substantially influence ecological processes across scales, yet long term hydrogeomorphological monitoring efforts are not t Session:  Working Group Session 4 Tuesday Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (50)

Flooding farm fields, draining wetlands, and damming rivers: The effects of hydrologic regime change on nutrient cycling

Working Group Reports Final reports:  FinalReport_HydroEco_2012LTERASM.pdf Participant list:  Attendess_HydroEcoWrkingGrop_2012LTERASM.xlsx An ecosystem’s hydrology is one of the strongest driving forces determining its structure, function, and rate at which it supplies valued services (e.g., denitrification). Session:  Working Group Session 2 - Monday Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (50)

Synthesizing long-term phenology data: Perspectives across the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER)

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Phenology report Phenology is strongly linked with ecosystem structure, function, biogeochemical cycles and global climate change. A sensitive indicator of climate change, phenology has shifted in recent decades. Session:  Working Group Session 4 Tuesday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Granite Pass (85)

Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about?

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Report for the working group: Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about? Participant list:  participant list_LTER ASM climate change communication working group.docx Do we as LTER scientists have an obligation to talk about climate change with policymakers, land managers, and other decision makers? Session:  Working Group Session 6 - Thursday Room Assignment:  Wind River C (100)

Environmental Histories in the LTER Network

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Workshop Report Environmental Histories in the LTER Network.pdf Environmental history is emerging as an important field within the LTER network. Session:  Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Keyhole (60)

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