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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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Sharing research findings with the non-science public is an important part of the science process, yet is often one of the most challenging to achieve.Working Group Reports Final reports:  Data Nuggets working group report Session:  Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 2 Room Assignment:  Longs Peak Diamond West (Capacity 100)

Using Long-term Data to Expand Ecological Theory

As LTER enters into its 35th year as a network, the opportunity for long-term data to address critical questions that advance general ecological theory and understanding has never been mWorking Group Reports Final reports:  LTER.ASM_.2015.Ecological.Theory.docx Participant list:  LTER.ASM_.2015.Ecological.Theory.Participants.xlsx Session:  Monday August 31 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 2 Dinner) Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 2 Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50)

Exploring the structure of variability in NPP measurements

One of the break-out groups at the 2014 Science Council Meeting at Konza Prairie focused on how changes in the variability of NPP could provide insights beyond the magnitude and trend of annual means. Session:  Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 3 Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50)

Fostering a Diverse LTER Network: break-out discussion/working groups

Following the morning session, break-out discussion gro Session:  Tuesday September 1 - Ad-hoc Working Group Session 3 (Lunch) Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium - Dodge (Capacity 50)

Using the metacommunity concept to synthesize biodiversity patterns across LTER sites

Collectively, the LTER community is well positioned to address many of the overarching questions in community ecology regarding how ecological context can influence the community assembly mechanismWorking Group Reports Final reports:  Final report-ASM2015 metacommunity working group.pdf Participant list:  Participant list-ASM2015 metacommunity working group.pdf Session:  Monday August 31 - Working Group Session 2 Tuesday September 1 - Working Group Session 4 Room Assignment:  Ruesch Auditorium – Bilheimer (Capacity 50)