Ecosystem Ecology
Developing a Cross-site Vegetation Data Portal for the LTER Network
Working Group Reports Final reports: Working Group Report Participant list: participants list.pdf This working group will examine the possibility of developing a data portal to provide access to vegetation data being gathered in the LTER network. The primary emphasis will be on ecosystem l Session: Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment: Longs Peak - Diamond West (125)
Mass Loss: A Quantitative Synthesis Of Leaf Decomposition In Streams And Rivers
Poster Number: 29 Presenter/Primary Author: Jennifer Follstad... Freshwater ecosystems play a significant role in the global carbon (C) cycle, emitting roughly 1.2 Pg C y-1 to the atmosphere.
Nitrogen cycling “hotspots”: An approach for watershed scale assessments
Poster Number: 28 Presenter/Primary Author: Peter Baas The high level of spatial and temporal heterogeneity in nitrogen cycling processes hinders our ability to develop an ecosystem-wide understanding of this cycle.
Identifying alternative indicators for the detection of abrupt transitions in ecosystems: a consideration of time scale and community parameters
Working Group Reports Final reports: 2012 LTER ASM workshop report_final.pdf As climate change continues to accelerate, many ecosystems are poised for frequent abrupt and irreversible transitions (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). In order to enhance prediction a Session: Working Group Session 3 Tuesday Room Assignment: Wind River A (100)
Scale, Consumers and Lotic Ecosystem Rates (SCALER)
Poster Number: 25 Presenter/Primary Author: Janine Rueegg A key aim of SCALER is to allow extrapolation of typical experiments in streams to scales relevant to use or protection of the environment (i.e.
