[ECOLOG-L] ANNOUNCING: LTER Synthesis Webinar Series
The LTER Network Communications Office is pleased to announce a new webinar series hosted by the NCO and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). This series highlights the progress of the LTER synthesis working groups (https://lternet.edu/synthesis-working-groups). The webinars will cover the latest ideas emerging from LTER synthesis research, as well as insights on the process. In the lead- off webinar on January 11th, Dr. Steph Hampton will present and discuss what is being learned about the science of team science, drawing on experiences from several synthesis centers. Please join us for one seminar or the whole series. All webinars will be the on the second Thursday of each month at 11 am Pacific Standard Time. For registration and additional information on the webinars, please visit the series web page at: https://lternet.edu/2018-synthesis-webinars For additional information on Synthesis Groups, see: https://lternet.edu/synthesis- working-groups Please post and circulate freely. January 11 The Science of Team Science: Lessons from Synthesis Centers Stephanie Hampton February 8 Building Capacity for Increased Interactions between Modelers and Empiricists Kimberly La Pierre, Meghan Avolio, and Kevin Wilcox March 8 Stream Elemental Cycling: Global Patterns in Stream Energy and Nutrient Cycling Adam Wymore April 12 Scaling-Up Productivity Responses to Changes in Biodiversity Forest Isbell and Laura Dee May 10 Using Long Term Data to Understand Links between Environmental Variability and Metacommunity Stability Eric Sokol June 7 Synthesizing Population and Community Synchrony to Understand Drivers of Ecological Stability across LTER Sites (tentative title) Lauren Hallett, Daniel Reumann, and Katharine Suding -- Marty Downs Deputy Director LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO) LTER Science Update t: @USLTER f: USLTER National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) University of California, Santa Barbara Office: 805-893-7549 Cell: 617-833-7930 do...@nceas.ucsb.edu
[ECOLOG-L] LTER Synthesis Working Group Opportunity
To promote analysis and synthesis of LTER data, the NCO requests proposals for Synthesis Working Groups, with research to begin before May 2017. Funding is available for 2-4 projects of up to 2 years in duration. The Project Selection Committee is most interested in proposals anticipated to return high impact results in the five core LTER thematic areas (primary production, population studies, organic matter dynamics, mineral cycling, disturbance patterns and processes) as well as the urban LTER themes of land use change and human-environment interactions, but proposals in other areas will also be considered. The NCO is operated out of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara. The Center provides excellent meeting facilities, comprehensive in-house computing capabilities, and consultation and training for visiting scientists on computation, informatics, and in-person and virtual collaboration skills. See the full RFP (https://lternet.edu/rfp-2016-fall) for overview, guidelines and proposal preparation instructions. For answers to questions not addressed in the RFP, please email propos...@lternet.edu or call (805) 893-2500. Deadline for proposal submission is October 5, 2016.
[ECOLOG-L] Synthesis Working Groups using LTER data
The LTER Network Communications Office (NCO) welcomes proposals for Synthesis Working Groups based on science from Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites. To promote analysis and synthesis of LTER data, the NCO requests proposals for Synthesis Working Groups, with research to begin before May 2017. Funding is available for 2-4 projects of up to 2 years in duration. The Project Selection Committee is most interested in proposals anticipated to return high impact results in the five core LTER thematic areas (primary production, population studies, organic matter dynamics, mineral cycling, disturbance patterns and processes) as well as the urban LTER themes of land use change and human-environment interactions, but proposals in other areas will also be considered. The NCO is operated out of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara. The Center provides excellent meeting facilities, comprehensive in-house computing capabilities, and consultation and training for visiting scientists on computation, informatics, and in-person and virtual collaboration skills. See the full RFP (https://lternet.edu/rfp-2016-fall) for overview, guidelines and proposal preparation instructions. For answers to questions not addressed in the RFP, please email propos...@lternet.edu or call (805) 893-2500. Deadline for proposal submission is October 5, 2016. Informational Webinar is Monday August 29, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time / 11:00 a.m. Central Time / Noon Eastern Time
