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Working Group Proposals

The following a proposals for working groups that have been submitted are pending approval.
Title Organizer Format Submitted Edit Session
Stable Isotopes: new technologies, novel elements and approaches -

Stable isotope analyses remain proven technologies for characterizing long term change within ecosystems.

Stephen Macko Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
NOTICE: A Shareholders Introduction to the LTER Data Co-op -

Mark Servilla Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
Integrating economic research into the LTER network -

While there is a long history of collaboration between economists and other scientists working on ecological research, the relatively recent embrace of the ecosystem services approach to...

Rebecca Moore Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Integrating economic research into the LTER network -

While there is a long history of collaboration between economists and other scientists working on ecological research, the relatively recent embrace of the ecosystem services approach to...

Rebecca Moore Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
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
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
Linkages among specialized microbial communities across LTER landscapes: Developing the metacommunity concept -

Recent research in a broad range of environments suggests that microbial communities are well-adapted and fine tuned to local environmental conditions and available resources.  Across...

Byron Crump Brain storming 08/01/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
The Long Term Agro-ecosystem Research (LTAR) Network -

As the 21st Century unfolds, agriculture will face significant challenges in providing enough food, fiber, and fuel to support a global population that is expected to reach...

Mark Walbridge Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
The Long Term Agro-ecosystem Research (LTAR) Network -

As the 21st Century unfolds, agriculture will face significant challenges in providing enough food, fiber, and fuel to support a global population that is expected to reach...

Mark Walbridge Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
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
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
Developing Multimedia LTER Resources: LTER Collaboration with OdysseyEarth.com and Everglades Digital Library -

The objective of this brainstorming session is to gauge the interest level and develop a cross-site collaboration plan for producing an LTER video series and/or multimedia resources.  

Nicholas Oehm Brain storming 08/01/12 Working Group Session 7 - Thursday
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
LTER Climate and Waters Committee Meeting -

The LTER Climate and Waters Committee will explore work statements for the years to come and identify a leader for the hydrological activities.

Bruce Hayden Ancillary meetings 08/01/12 Ad-hoc Working Group Session 8 - Thursday (Lunch)
Social Science LTER Network Committee Meeting -

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the current status and future prospects for social science and interdisciplinary research in the LTER Network.

Morgan Grove Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
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
Best practices for graduate student socio-ecological research -

At present, the LTER Network is in the implementation phase of the Integrated Science for Society and Environment (ISSE) initiative, a ten-year plan to promote socio-ecological research.

Sydne Record Product oriented 07/31/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Establishing Digital Collections of LTER Educational Resources -

Educational digital libraries house unprecedented, high-quality collections of resources submitted by stakeholders  like graduate and undergraduate students, scientists and teachers.

Beth Simmons Information exchange 07/31/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Land Use Institutions, Land Use Land Cover Change, and the Distribution of Ecosystem Services -

The Cross-Site group is establishing a theoretical framework and approach for comparative analysis of urban land-use/land-cover change: policy change, institutional change, and ecosystem services/...

Abigail York Brain storming 07/31/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Land Use Institutions, Land Use Land Cover Change, and the Distribution of Ecosystem Services -

The Cross-Site group is establishing a theoretical framework and approach for comparative analysis of urban land-use/land-cover change: policy change, institutional change, and ecosystem services/...

Abigail York Brain storming 07/31/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
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
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
An International Drought Experiment (IDE) Network: The Role of LTER and ILTER -

Forecast climate changes, such as warming, changes in precipitation regimes, and increased intensity and frequency of climate extremes (drought, heat waves), are expected to impact virtually all...

Melinda Smith Brain storming 07/31/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Analyzing air temperature trends in spatially distributed long-term records at and across LTER sites -

Air temperature and its associated exchange of sensible heat are fundamental variables and processes defining the state and energy exchange of ecosystems across biomes.

Christoph Thomas Information exchange 07/31/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
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
 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER