About this event
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs: Peter Groffman, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER and Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study LTER) and Debra Peters, USDA-ARS (Jornada Basin LTER)
Moderator: Phil Robertson, Chair, U.S. LTER Executive Board and Science Council, Michigan State University (Kellogg Biological Station LTER)
AGENDA
0830-0845 "Welcome and Opening Remarks." Henry Gholz, NSF/BIO, Division of Environmental Biology.
0845-0900 "Ecological Connectivity in a Changing World." Debra Peters, USDA Agricultural Research Service (Jornada Basin LTER).
0900-0930 "The Coastal Nexus." Merryl Alber, University of Georgia (Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER).
0930-1000 "The Airshed: Connecting Air, Land and Water." Gene Likens, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study LTER).
1000-1030 "Hydrologic Connectivity, Climate Change and Nutrient Delivery to Receiving Waters." Sujay Kaushal, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER).
1030-1045 Break
1045-1115 "Connectivity and Species Change." Sally Holbrook, University of California - Santa Barbara (Moorea Coral Reef LTER).
1115-1145 "How Dust Shapes Ecosystem: The Past, Present and Future." Jason Neff, University of Colorado (Niwot Ridge LTER).
1145-1215 "Biofuels and Biodiversity: Linking Landscape Change and Ecosystem Services." Doug Landis, Michigan State University (Kellogg Biological Station LTER).