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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
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
Engagement of Arts and Humanities in LTER Sites and Programs -

Over the past six years a strong working group concerned with engaging arts/humanities in LTER site programs has formed and prospered.  We held well-attended workshops at the previous two...

Frederick Swanson Information exchange 05/30/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Engagement of Arts and Humanities in LTER Sites and Programs -

Over the past six years a strong working group concerned with engaging arts/humanities in LTER site programs has formed and prospered.  We held well-attended workshops at the previous two...

Frederick Swanson Information exchange 05/30/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
Communicating LTER Science Part I and II -

The LTER 30-year review identified improving communication of LTER science as a high priority.

Susan Dailey Product oriented 05/24/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Communicating LTER Science Part I and II -

The LTER 30-year review identified improving communication of LTER science as a high priority.

Susan Dailey Product oriented 05/24/12 Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday
Urban Sustainability -

Sustainability science was the theme of the 2012 LTER Network Mini-Symposium and the 2012 Network Science Council meeting.

Daniel Childers Brain storming 05/20/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Urban Sustainability -

Sustainability science was the theme of the 2012 LTER Network Mini-Symposium and the 2012 Network Science Council meeting.

Daniel Childers Brain storming 05/20/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
Seasonal hydrologic changes and their ecological consequences in headwater basins -

We propose a set of four meetings on the causes and consequences of seasonal changes in water fluxes in headwater drainages.  Analysis of long-term discharge records for several headwater...

Julia Jones Information exchange 05/18/12 Working Group Session 1 - Monday
Seasonal hydrologic changes and their ecological consequences in headwater basins -

We propose a set of four meetings on the causes and consequences of seasonal changes in water fluxes in headwater drainages.  Analysis of long-term discharge records for several headwater...

Julia Jones Information exchange 05/18/12 Working Group Session 2 - Monday
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
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
Anthropocene Boundary Discrimination at LTER Sites -

The Anthropocene cannot exist without sound knowledge of what came before it.

David Leigh Brain storming 05/08/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
A Researcher’s Guide to Automating Analysis of LTER Data -

Recent years have seen the development of new software tools and services that expedite the efficient analysis of LTER data by automating routine tasks associated with the handling of tabular data...

John Porter Information exchange 05/01/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
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
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
Drupal Ecological Information Management System - Paving LTER Science's last mile -

 

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Inigo San Gil Product oriented 04/03/12 Working Group Session 6 - Thursday
Drupal Ecological Information Management System - Paving LTER Science's last mile -

 

DEIMS

 

Inigo San Gil Product oriented 04/03/12 Working Group Session 7 - Thursday
Frontiers in Ecosystem Science: Energizing the Research Agenda -

Ecosystem science has a long history as a core program at the National Science Foundation (NSF), and although topics of research have fluctuated over the years as in any program, it retains a...

Peter Groffman Ancillary meetings 04/03/12 Working Group Session 3 Tuesday
 
 
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