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Working Group Proposals

The following a proposals for working groups that have been submitted are pending approval.
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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
NOTICE: A Shareholders Introduction to the LTER Data Co-op -

Mark Servilla Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
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
Impacts of land-use change on carbon and nitrogen cycling: a cross-site opportunity -

Increasing human demands for food, energy, and space has resulted in the conversion of forest and grasslands to intensively used lands.

 Leilei Ruan Brain storming 08/01/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
StreamChem DB and cross site synthesis -

Cross-site studies are a useful for understanding ecosystem processes and placing findings into a broader context.

 Alba Argerich Information exchange 08/01/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
Belowground Biogeochemical Processes Across the LTER Network -

Belowground plant and microbial processes exert major control over the Earth’s biogeochemical cycles and climate.  While fundamentally important they are treated in a rudimentary manner at...

Adrien Finzi Product oriented 08/02/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Anthropological Sciences, Ecology, and Environment -

Ecological and environmental research within anthropology includes a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches of relevance to long-term ecological research.

 Michael Paolisso Information exchange 08/02/12 Working Group Session 4 Tuesday
Anthropological Sciences, Ecology, and Environment -

Ecological and environmental research within anthropology includes a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches of relevance to long-term ecological research.

 Michael Paolisso Information exchange 08/02/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Broadening Participation of Diverse Students in LTER Science -

This session will be an informal conversation about ideas to broaden participation of underrepresented minority students in LTER science.

 Teresa Mourad Brain storming 08/14/12 Ad-hoc Working Group Session 1 - (Monday Lunch)
LTER Executive Board Meeting (Invitation only) -

This is a meeting of the LTER Executive Board.  It is a closed meeting, for EB members or by invitation

 Scott Collins Ancillary meetings 08/14/12 Ancillary Working Group Session 2 - Sunday
 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER