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

The unique value of long-term, networked studies (Tuesday)

Does litter impart a detectable chemical signal on soil DOC? DOC fluorescence signatures in H.J. Andrews soils undergoing long-term litter manipulations

Poster Number:  68 Presenter/Primary Author:  Kate Lajtha Soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a small but crucial part of the forest carbon cycle.

Luquilo: Discoveries Over the Last 27-Years of Tropical Forest Dynamics – Spatial Variability in Tree Species Distributions

Poster Number:  55 Presenter/Primary Author:  James Aaron Hogan One main objective of LTER is to document long-term ecological processes at various spatial scales.  The Luquillo (LUQ) site was added to the network in 1988 and remains the only tropical site

What controls DOC flux in small watersheds? The roles of hydrology, forest management, and climate

Poster Number:  40 Presenter/Primary Author:  Kate Lajtha Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a critical component of the carbon (C) cycle of both terrestrial and aquatic systems.  For small headwater allochthonous streams, terrestrial C delivery fuels

Beyond arctic and alpine: the influence of winter climate on temperate ecosystems

Poster Number:  32 Presenter/Primary Author:  Laura Ladwig Winter climate is expected to change under future climate scenarios, yet the majority of winter ecology research is focused in cold-climate ecosystems.