<div dir="ltr">Thanks Mike<div><br></div><div>I wonder how our experience in Porto Rico compares with these mainland forests?</div><div><br></div><div>With all the potential for deforestation after canal construction (if it happens) in Nicargua there will be many needs to futther model what happens.</div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy the summer,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Willig, Michael <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.willig@uconn.edu" target="_blank">michael.willig@uconn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00b050">This article (<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/06/12/1500403112.abstract" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00b050">http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/06/12/1500403112.abstract</span></a>)
may be of interest to many of you. It suggests <span style="background:white">that the impacts of allogenic factors on rates of change during tropical forest succession are far more pervasive than previously thought.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Norden et al. 2015.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Successional dynamics in Neotropical forests are as uncertain as they are predictable.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">10.1073/pnas.1500403112</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> luq [mailto:<a href="mailto:luq-bounces@lists.lternet.edu" target="_blank">luq-bounces@lists.lternet.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jess Zimmerman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LUQ-LTER<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LTER-luq] Fwd: [LTER-All-lter] LTER 2015 All Scientists Meeting Upcoming Deadlines<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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Department Environmental Sciences<br>
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br>
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Direct Office Line: <a href="tel:787-350-0350" value="+17873500350" target="_blank">787-350-0350</a><br>
Or: <a href="tel:787-764-0000%20ext.%201" value="+17877640000" target="_blank">787-764-0000 ext. 1</a>-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br>
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From: <b>John Vande Castle</b> <<a href="mailto:jvc@lternet.edu" target="_blank">jvc@lternet.edu</a>><br>
Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 4:45 PM<br>
Subject: [LTER-All-lter] LTER 2015 All Scientists Meeting Upcoming Deadlines<br>
To: <a href="mailto:all-lter@lternet.edu" target="_blank">all-lter@lternet.edu</a><br>
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Preparations for the 2015 LTER All Scientists Meeting to be held August<br>
30 through September 2, are now well underway and advance deadlines are<br>
approaching. It promises to be an interesting and important meeting for<br>
everybody associated with the LTER Program. Important deadlines for the<br>
meeting include:<br>
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Housing Deadline at the YMCA of the Rockies - June 29, 2015<br>
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Early Registration for the meeting ends July 31<br>
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Working Group Submission deadline is July 31. However times and rooms<br>
of meeting requests are self-organized, so it is important to submit EARLY !<br>
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Poster Abstract submission deadline is also July 31 or until a limit of<br>
400 posters is reached, so early submission is encouraged !<br>
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All information on housing reservations, meeting registration, poster<br>
submission and working group meeting requests can be found on the<br>
meeting website at:<br>
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<a href="http://asm2015.lternet.edu" target="_blank">http://asm2015.lternet.edu</a><br>
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1. The YMCA of the Rockies Housing Reservations (Room and Board)<br>
Deadline is the end of this month - June 29th. Certain lodges may fill<br>
up before this time, so you are encouraged to arrange your lodging well<br>
before this date. Rooms may be available after June 29, but the LTER<br>
contract lock on rooms ends on June 30 and rooms will open to folks<br>
attending other meetings and events, so on-site lodging is not<br>
guaranteed after this date. There are a number of room options,<br>
particularly for sharing rooms to reduce costs, and these are described<br>
on the YMCA reservation page. Please note the configurations of the<br>
various lodging types, and no, you don't have to share a bed with a<br>
stranger to get reduced rates (yes, we had somebody complain about this)<br>
- if that is the case, it suggests there is an error in your<br>
reservation! Please review your reservation confirmation carefully and<br>
call the YMCA if there are any questions or problems.<br>
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2. For those needing transportation to and from the Denver airport, a<br>
reduced cost for shuttle service has been arranged through the Estes<br>
Park Shuttle Service. Be sure to use the group code "LTER" to receive<br>
the reduced fare when making your reservations. Make your shuttle<br>
reservations WELL IN ADVANCE of your arrival for a confirmed seat as<br>
shuttles might not be available without advance reservations.<br>
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3. Early registration for the meeting ends July 31. All attendees of<br>
the 2015 LTER All Scientists meeting must register. The early<br>
registration rate of $50 applies until July 31, 2015. After 31 July,<br>
registration will increase to $75. Although accompanying spouses, guests<br>
and children need not register for the ASM, anyone wishing to attend any<br>
ASM functions, including plenaries, working group meetings and/or mixers<br>
must register for the meeting. The name badge you receive will be<br>
required throughout the venue, including social events and mixers.<br>
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4. An important part of the meeting is the activities of working groups<br>
focused on information exchange, scientific interactions and planning<br>
for future research. Anyone associated with the LTER Network and its<br>
extended collaborators may propose a working group. Working Group<br>
Requests will be accepted until the Final Deadline of July 31, 2015.<br>
NOTE: Unlike previous meetings, the working group organizer is NOW able<br>
to select the TIME(S) and MEETING ROOM for their meeting. For this<br>
reason it is important that the organizer pay attention to the over-all<br>
schedule as well as working group ALREADY PROPOSED. For this reason it<br>
is also important to submit your meeting request AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in<br>
order to obtain your preferred times and meeting room. The ASM Program<br>
Committee will review all meeting requests for content and attempt to<br>
reduce duplication of meeting themes by suggesting the organizers<br>
combine or modify their meetings. The ASM Program Committee reserves<br>
the right to modify meeting times and locations.<br>
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5. Poster submissions will be accepted on a first come first serve<br>
basis up to a limit of 400, or until the final submission deadline of<br>
July 31, 2015. A poster abstract is required for all poster<br>
presentations and these will be available on-line via the meeting<br>
website. Posters will be presented during the evening mixers and all<br>
poster will remain up throughout the venue. This is always a very<br>
popular part of the meeting and students in particular are encouraged to<br>
submit poster abstracts. A student poster competition will be held with<br>
CASH prizes and anybody wishing to judge posters can indicate this on<br>
the meeting registration form.<br>
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6. We have only had 2 requests for child care. With the limited need<br>
for child care the only current option is for individual care in your<br>
own rooms (at your expense). If we do get sufficient requests we might<br>
be able to arrange group care at reduced costs. If this is the case,<br>
please contact George Garcia (<a href="mailto:gmgarcia@lternet.edu" target="_blank">gmgarcia@lternet.edu</a>) with your concerns.<br>
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Please reference the 2015 LTER All Scientists Meeting website for<br>
further information, and bookmark it on your "devices" for use during<br>
the meeting:<br>
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<a href="http://asm2015.lternet.edu" target="_blank">http://asm2015.lternet.edu</a><br>
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We are looking forward to an interesting meeting this fall !<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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The 2015 LTER Program Committee and LTER Network Office<br>
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