Working Group Proposals
The following a proposals for working groups that have been submitted are pending approval.
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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... |
Melinda Daniels | Brain storming | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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Resilience and Sustainability of Complex Mountain Landscapes - Mountain ecosystems are increasingly experiencing a suite of rapid social, economic, and biophysical changes, including demographics, land use/land cover, and climatic changes. |
Patrick Bourgeron | Product oriented | 07/31/12 | Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday | |
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Resilience and Sustainability of Complex Mountain Landscapes - Mountain ecosystems are increasingly experiencing a suite of rapid social, economic, and biophysical changes, including demographics, land use/land cover, and climatic changes. |
Patrick Bourgeron | Product oriented | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday | |
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Centralized LTER Information Management? - This workshop will be a facilitated discussion about the future of LTER Information Management. Participants will be given challenge questions and then asked to build alternative future scenarios... |
Emery Boose | Information exchange | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 1 - Monday | |
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Centralized LTER Information Management? - This workshop will be a facilitated discussion about the future of LTER Information Management. Participants will be given challenge questions and then asked to build alternative future scenarios... |
Emery Boose | Information exchange | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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LTER Education Committee - The LTER Education committee meeting held on Sunday September 9th will consist of a closed business meeting (session) in the morning where our Terms of Reference/ByLaws will be presented,... |
Beth Simmons | Ancillary meetings | 07/31/12 | Ancillary Working Group Session 1 - Sunday | |
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LTER Education Committee - The LTER Education committee meeting held on Sunday September 9th will consist of a closed business meeting (session) in the morning where our Terms of Reference/ByLaws will be presented,... |
Beth Simmons | Ancillary meetings | 07/31/12 | Ancillary Working Group Session 2 - Sunday | |
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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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Flooding farm fields, draining wetlands, and damming rivers: The effects of hydrologic regime change on nutrient cycling - 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). |
Lauren Kinsman | Brain storming | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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Changes in litter chemistry during decomposition: pathways and patterns - Decomposition of plant litter is a fundamental biogeochemical process, integral to energy and nutrient cycling and soil formation. |
Becky Ball | Product oriented | 07/31/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday | |
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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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SensorNIS: Building a sensor network resource guide through community participation - LTER sites are actively deploying, operating, or exploring establishment of sensor networks and are commonly in need of informational resources |
Donald Henshaw | Product oriented | 07/27/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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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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Synthesizing long-term phenology data: Perspectives across the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) - 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... |
Jim Tang | Brain storming | 07/26/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about? - Do we as LTER scientists have an obligation to talk about climate change with policymakers, land managers, and other decision makers? |
Julie Doll | Brain storming | 07/26/12 | Working Group Session 6 - Thursday | |
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Decomposition project - A joint project for students in Israel and the USA as part of the LTER-EDU program. - LTER-EDU is an educational project that offers school students an opportunity to be partners in the LTER global monitoring effort. |
Saleit Ron | Information exchange | 07/26/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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Environmental Histories in the LTER Network - Environmental history is emerging as an important field within the LTER network. |
Adrian Howkins | Brain storming | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday | |
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US-Mexico Ecohydrology Workshop Planning Meeting - Participants in the October 2012 "US-Mexico Workshop: Catalyzing International Collaborations to Develop a Platform for Ecohydrological Research" in Chamela, Jalisco will meet to complete... |
William McDowell | Brain storming | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday | |
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US-Mexico Ecohydrology Workshop Planning Meeting - Participants in the October 2012 "US-Mexico Workshop: Catalyzing International Collaborations to Develop a Platform for Ecohydrological Research" in Chamela, Jalisco will meet to complete... |
William McDowell | Brain storming | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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Disappearing Cryosphere - The cryosphere, that portion of the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form for at least one month a year, has been shrinking in response to climate warming. |
Hugh Ducklow | Brain storming | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday | |
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Future of LTER Fungal/Bacterial Environmental Genomics Studies - Long-term ecological studies have provided meaningful information on diversity and ecology of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, and the impact of climate change on these communities. |
Sharon Cantrell | Information exchange | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 1 - Monday | |
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Future of LTER Fungal/Bacterial Environmental Genomics Studies - Long-term ecological studies have provided meaningful information on diversity and ecology of animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, and the impact of climate change on these communities. |
Sharon Cantrell | Information exchange | 07/24/12 | Working Group Session 2 - Monday | |
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Long-term population dynamics of exotic species: a cross-site multi-species investigation - The population dynamics of introduced species may dictate trends in those species' impacts on invaded ecosystems and societies. For instance, if there are lags in the population growth of an... |
Alexander Latzka | Product oriented | 07/22/12 | Working Group Session 3 Tuesday | |
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Long-term population dynamics of exotic species: a cross-site multi-species investigation - The population dynamics of introduced species may dictate trends in those species' impacts on invaded ecosystems and societies. For instance, if there are lags in the population growth of an... |
Alexander Latzka | Product oriented | 07/22/12 | Working Group Session 4 Tuesday | |
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Ecological Research from a Truly Long-Term Perspective: What Needs to be Done Today to Support Ecological Analysis in 2100? - Ecological Research from a Truly Long-Term Perspective: What Needs to be Done Today to Support Ecological Analysis in 2100? |
Susan Stafford | Product oriented | 07/19/12 | Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday |
