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

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Critical Zone Observatories/Long Term Ecological Research Network Collaboration

The Critical Zone (CZ), a term first coined by the US National Research Council, encompasses the thin outer veneer of Earth's surface extending from the top of the vegetation canopy down to the sub Session:  Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 1 Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 2 Room Assignment:  Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100)

Fostering a Diverse LTER Network: Site-based strategies for diversity planning and mentoring

All LTER sites are encouraged to send at least one representative to this working group. Agenda items will include: Session:  Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 3 Room Assignment:  Longs Peak Granite Pass – (Capacity 80)

What makes stable soil carbon? A workshop to plan new cross-site analyses

Many LTER sites have measurements of soil carbon pools and fluxes, but these measuements are generally not co-ordinated among LTER sites.  The purpose of this workshop is to brainstorm some si Session:  Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 6 Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (Capacity 50)

Visualization of LTER Data that Engage, Educate, and Entertain

Explore current tools and methods for communicating your science to a broad audience.  This workshop will interact with Ned Gardner,  Visualization Manager for the Climate Program Office Session:  Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 7 Room Assignment:  Longs Peak Diamond East (Capacity 100)

The Value of Long-Term Ecological Research

What is the value of long-term ecological research – as articulated by the long-term ecological research community itself?  35 years into LTER seems like a good time to assess our communities’ Session:  Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 4 Wednesday September 2 - Working Group Session 7 Room Assignment:  Longs Peak Chasm Lake – (Capacity 110)