<div dir="ltr">Dear LTER Investigators, <div>I wanted to remind you that the site talks that are usually done to kick off the Science Council Meeting are being done online this year and are open to all. </div><div><br></div><div>Each site does a 5-minute talk about an area of research they are excited to be pursuing in the next few years. The talks will be spread over 3 days (2 hours each on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week) and arranged by broad themes, with discussions following each group of talks.</div><div><br></div><div>You are welcome to drop in and out for portions of the day, but we don't guarantee being able to stick to a perfect schedule. If you can spare the time, it's a good chance to get a broad overview of upcoming LTER research. Schedule below, <a href="https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fSd7zJ39T52jcayyoaTebg"><b><font size="4">register here.</font></b></a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Marty</div><div><br></div><div><h3>Tuesday, May 5 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT</h3><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block A: Disturbance and Resilience</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Bonanza Creek LTER (Michelle Mack)</li>
<li>Luquillo LTER (Whendee Silver)</li>
<li>Cedar Creek LTER (Forest Isbell)</li>
<li>Konza LTER (Jesse Nippert)</li>
<li>Jornada LTER (Deb Peters)</li>
<li>Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER (Merryl Alber)</li>
<li>Palmer LTER (Oscar Schofield)</li>
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</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block B: Connectivity</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Arctic LTER (Ed Rastetter)</li>
<li>Santa Barbara Coastal LTER (Bob Miller)</li>
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</h4><h3>Wednesday May 6 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT</h3><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block C: Ecosystem Structure</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Hubbard Brook LTER (Gary Lovett)</li>
<li>Virginia Coast Reserve LTER (Keryn Gedan)</li>
<li>Florida Coastal Everglades LTER (John Kominoski)</li>
<li>California Current Ecosystem LTER (Kathy Barbeau)</li>
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</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block D: The Future of....</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Andrews Forest LTER (Michael Nelson)</li>
<li>Coweeta LTER (Rhett Jackson)</li>
<li>Harvard Forest LTER (Jonathan Thompson)</li>
<li>Plum Island LTER (Anne Giblin)</li>
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</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block E: Ecosystem Services</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Baltimore Ecosystem Study (Emma Rosi)</li>
<li>Central Arizona Phoenix (Dan Childers)</li>
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</h4><h3>Thursday May 7 at 10 AM-Noon PDT/1-3 PM EDT</h3><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block F: Spatial and temporal variability</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Northeast Shelf LTER (Heidi Sosik)</li>
<li>Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER (Suzanne Strom)</li>
<li>Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER (Yvette Spitz)</li>
<li>Moorea Coral Reef LTER (Russ Schmitt)</li>
<li>North Temperate Lakes LTER (Emily Stanley)</li>
<li>McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER (Mike Gooseff)</li>
<li>Sevilleta LTER (Jennifer Rudgers)</li>
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</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">Block G: Evolutionary Dynamics</h4><h4 style="padding-left:40px">
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<li>Kellogg Biological Station LTER (Jen Lau)</li>
<li>Niwot Ridge LTER (Nancy Emery)</li></ul></li></ul></h4></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Marty Downs (she/her/hers)</span><div style="font-size:small">Director, LTER <span style="font-size:12.8px">Network Office</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><br><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1yrok44TDXB6Sp6GbxXmKCdh8gT7Jj9Mj&revid=0B3xT0TaiQmt0RnJRSzB2RS9kYUFIbnhiU0k1SmZwSmt6MFZRPQ" width="200" height="48"><br><br><a href="https://lternet.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://lternet.edu</a><br></div><div style="font-size:small">t: @USLTER</div><div style="font-size:small">f: USLTER</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px">Office: 805-893-7549</div><div style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>