Trajectories of change in long-term experimental controls

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Scientists are accustomed to thinking about time trajectories in monitoring studies, but directional change in the control plots within experiments is often masked in analysis & presentation. There may be a potential pitfall of equating a control with steady-state, whereas succession, natural disturbances, and global change all conspire to shift the frame of reference over time. Are these controls out-of-control? How can we more effectively incorporate these dynamics into interpretation of long-term experiments? In this information exchange working group, examples will be presented from different types of experiments & LTER sites.

Working Group Reports

Final reports: 

Final report

Participant list: 

ControlTrajectoriesWG-participants.pdf