Colorado mountains
From Long-Term Data to Understanding: Toward a Predictive Ecology
2015 LTER ASM Estes Park, CO - August 30 - September 2, 2015
 

Does continuous ecosystem stress lead to vulnerability? (Monday)

Monitoring canopy temperatures of old and second growth coniferous forests in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest

Poster Number:  95 Presenter/Primary Author:  Youngil Kim Recent global warming has dramatically changed the severity and length of heat waves and drought periods during the growing seasons.

Toolik Lake: A 40-year record of geochemical change in the absence of trends in thaw depth, precipitation, and air and water temperatures

Poster Number:  90 Presenter/Primary Author:  George Kling The alkalinity of Toolik Lake on the North Slope of Alaska (ARC LTER) has consistently increased and doubled in the last 40 years.

Ant community level response to soil warming and nitrogen addition in a temperate forest

Poster Number:  85 Presenter/Primary Author:  Sydne Record Forest ecosystems are subject to anthropogenic threats such as climate change and nitrogen deposition.

Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

Poster Number:  71 Presenter/Primary Author:  Jennifer Brandon Marine debris is a major stressor in the ocean environment, including in the California Current ecosystem.  But it is almost impossible to tell how long this marine debris, especially small ma