Working Group Proposals
The following a proposals for working groups that have been submitted are pending approval.
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Quantifying Uncertainty in Ecosystem Studies - The calculation of pools and fluxes at ecosystem scales has advanced our understanding of water, carbon, and nutrient cycling. However, uncertainty due to variability or error in... |
Ruth Yanai | Information exchange | 06/04/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday | |
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Quantification of structural legacy effects via synthesis of long-term records and eco-hydrologic modeling - Structural legacy effects impose fundamental controls on the function and evolution of ecosystems. |
Daniel Bain | Product oriented | 07/13/12 | Working Group Session 1 - Monday | |
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Quantification of structural legacy effects via synthesis of long-term records and eco-hydrologic modeling - Structural legacy effects impose fundamental controls on the function and evolution of ecosystems. |
Daniel Bain | Product oriented | 07/13/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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Promotion of Population of Emission Factors in the IPCC Emission Factor Database - The primary goals for this session are to familiarize participants with work of the IPCC National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Programme, identify potential data contributions for estimating GHG... |
Kimberly Wickland | Information exchange | 07/12/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday | |
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Phenology across LTER sites and trophic levels - Phenology is key research in understanding how climate influences life history events and climate change is and will be impacting ecosystems. |
Sherri Johnson | Information exchange | 08/01/12 | Working Group Session 7 - Thursday | |
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Perennialization in Urban, Peri-urban, and Rural Landscapes to Enhance Ecosystem Services - Rural landscapes are largely dominated by agriculture; providing important services such as food and fiber. |
Christine Sprunger | Brain storming | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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PDTNet Working Group - The Productivity-Diversity-Traits Network was formed through LTER Network Office funding in 2004. |
Scott Collins | Product oriented | 08/01/12 | Working Group Session 1 - Monday | |
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PDTNet Working Group - The Productivity-Diversity-Traits Network was formed through LTER Network Office funding in 2004. |
Scott Collins | Product oriented | 08/01/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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Palmer Station LTER Planning Meeting (closed session for Palmer LTER) - This is a planning meeting for the field season of the Palmer LTER (PAL) group. It will include meeting with their logistics support group. |
Hugh Ducklow | Ancillary meetings | 08/01/12 | Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday | |
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Ocean Acidification (OA) Data Management - Ocean acidification (OA), the decline of seawater pH due to absorption of anthropogenic CO2, is a fast developing field of research. |
M Gastil-Buhl | Product oriented | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 7 - Thursday | |
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NSF LTER Minisymposium Planning Committee Meeting - This is a lunch-time meeting for the NSF Minisymposium Planning Committee. The committee consists of Dan Childers, Evelyn Gaiser, John Vande Castle, Jeb Barrett, and Kristin Vanderbilt.... |
Kristin Vanderbilt | Ancillary meetings | 08/20/12 | Ad-hoc Working Group Session 8 - Thursday (Lunch) | |
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NOTICE: A Shareholders Introduction to the LTER Data Co-op -
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Mark Servilla | Information exchange | 08/01/12 | Working Group Session 6 - Thursday | |
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Network Information System Advisory Committee Meeting - The meeting of the LTER Network Information System Advisory Committee will focus on ongoing initiatives and new activities related to LTER Information Management at the network level. |
John Porter | Ancillary meetings | 07/27/12 | Ad-hoc Working Group Session 1 - (Monday Lunch) | |
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Modeling wetland processes - Wetlands are present at several LTER sites, either as primary or secondary habitat. |
Steven Pennings | Information exchange | 05/17/12 | Working Group Session 6 - Thursday | |
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Modeling wetland processes - Wetlands are present at several LTER sites, either as primary or secondary habitat. |
Steven Pennings | Information exchange | 05/17/12 | Working Group Session 7 - Thursday | |
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MinuteEarth Collaborative? - MinuteEarth is envisioned as a companion YouTube channel to MinutePhysics (check it out), an existing and popular channel of short (≈1-2 minute long) videos that are prod... |
Peter Reich | Brain storming | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday | |
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Materials and Resources for Next Generation Science Standards - The National Research Council has issued a report: A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. This report is the basis for the ... |
Charles Anderson | Information exchange | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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Mass Loss: A Quantitative Synthesis of Leaf Decomposition in Streams and Rivers -
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Jennifer Follstad... | Product oriented | 08/15/12 | Ad-hoc Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday (Lunch) | |
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Mass Loss: A Quantitative Synthesis of Leaf Decomposition in Streams and Rivers -
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Jennifer Follstad... | Product oriented | 08/15/12 | Ad-hoc Working Group Session 6 - Wednesday | |
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Luquillo LTER Site Meeting - Members of Luquillo LTER will meet to discuss their program. |
Nick Brokaw | Ancillary meetings | 07/31/12 | Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday | |
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LTER-Based Professional Development for K-12 teachers: opportunities for collaboration and planning for the future - LTER-based professional development programs and resources hold tremendous promise for contributing to environmental science literacy. |
Kari O'Connell | Information exchange | 08/01/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday | |
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LTER Undergraduate Education: Innovations and Cross-Site Opportunities - Sites throughout the LTER network educate and/or employ undergraduate students in ecological research and data analysis. |
Clarisse Hart | Brain storming | 04/30/12 | Working Group Session 6 - Thursday | |
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LTER site communication point persons meeting - This lunchtime meeting will bring together all of the communication point persons from the LTER sites to share ideas, network, and brainstorm about science communication within the Network. |
Marcia Nation | Information exchange | 08/16/12 | Ad-hoc Working Group Session 1 - (Monday Lunch) | |
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LTER Schoolyard Children's Book Series - More than any other single skill, the ability to read and read well allows children to succeed in school, learn about the world, and function in society (National Children's LIteracy). |
Diane McKnight | Information exchange | 07/29/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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LTER Graduate Student Training: Innovations and Cross-Site Opportunities - Sites throughout the LTER network train/employ graduate students to conduct ecological research and to lead education and outreach activities. |
Clarisse Hart | Product oriented | 04/30/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday |
