[LTER-All-lter] LTER Network News | 2019 August

Tue Aug 20 06:01:39 PDT 2019

August 2019

*LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across
the LTER Network. This is our water cooler. If you have personnel changes,
new grants, cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER
colleagues, please send them along to weiss at nceas.lternet.edu
<weiss at nceas.lternet.edu>.*
*Announcements* LTER Network Office and Environmental Data Initiative
Secure NSF Funding

The Network Communications Office (LNCO), established at the University of
California, Santa Barbara in 2015, will continue to be funded under a
5-year cooperative agreement with NSF.  The name of the office will change
to LTER Network Office, to better reflect the scope of synthesis,
collaboration, coordination, and administrative activities of the office.

The Environmental Data Initiative has also won continued funding through
grants from the Division of Biological Infrastructure to the University of
Wisconsin and the University of New Mexico. Congratulations to Corinna
Gries and Mark Servilla, who lead those joint efforts.
LTER Site RFPs

NSF’s LTER Site Renewal RFP
<https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=7671&ods_key=nsf19593>
is now live. NSF has also released a new urban site solicitation
<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19594/nsf19594.htm?org=NS>.
New Call for LTER Synthesis Working Group Proposals!

The 2019 synthesis working groups competition has been released. Find *the
RFP and new resources*
<https://lternet.edu/synthesis/request-for-proposals-2019/> for developing
collaborative proposals on the LTER Network website under “synthesis.” The
first *informational webinar* is scheduled for August 22, this
Thursday. *Register
online!* <https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wuo3FUBbSCyuWVSBNIGdhQ>
Attending the ILTER open Science Meeting in Leipzig?

All U.S.-based participants in the ILTER Open Science Meeting are invited
to attend a webinar to help maximize opportunities for building
collaborations from the meeting. The webinar will cover what to expect at
the meeting, including the structure of the meeting, workshops plans, and
strategizing about developing new international research efforts.

Wednesday 21 August at 9:00 am PST/ 12noon EST.
Join Zoom Meeting: *https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/636884522
<https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/636884522>*
Meeting ID: 636 884 522; Find your local number:
https://zoom.us/u/adFKUddBeU
ESA 2020 Session Deadline

The Ecological Society of America’s 2019 Annual Meeting just wrapped up,
but the *September 19* deadline for symposia
<https://www.esa.org/saltlake/organized-oral-sessions/> and oral session
<https://www.esa.org/saltlake/organized-oral-sessions/> proposals for the
2020 meeting is already looming. The LTER Network celebrates its 40th
anniversary in 2020 and an ESA symposium is a great way to mark the
occasion.
ILTER Survey on Site and Dataset Registry

The ILTER Network is evaluating their information architecture as the move
DEIMS-SDR (Site and Dataset Registry) to a new system. Please help them
define the most useful metadata fields to include by taking the survey
<http://2mjgq.r.ca.d.sendibm2.com/mk/cl/f/p9OsktPcZLqeKlQTzoYAfX4gIcwKw_vyqKv4Q6AlyCXzZnAW7m-hM0h6DyvGy-_Qsz0JfhXrGFCI2snMy27lc_Qe0NdoRS-B8K2ldXfJi92Qyzgt3sKoRnFVaLx5AHoTBChoYCX-4Ob8Liq6oJeUJiZAKyXMGu1cDMY7pU6keL2VfffUhOJXrDdsAzeSigJyKYZtHTfHDuRy-syApERPeA>
.
IUCN Member Consultation on Invasive Species

IUCN invites member consultation
<http://url3193.iucn-crm.org/wf/click?upn=XU9dj2iJv0Ci5IkkSFYGk9s7ZmGOWkGZ2-2B3AJFd18OAmUuX4X33fArEUhywqHMgmBzEBugFtUQjE8F9ouX7dk6Jd0Lo-2BO0jNixRuj05-2BWIRe6-2BosWAiF4USBlPkSX6Jwew-2FXGGVOs0QnN25m3yCZTsgJ1aS8yGLfQzhArFZa66A-3D_klTV7vJ2dmdcTTKZ1di282tNhVFcZkqtnauT6U9-2B9eGFjLKZZoFfCxWj8gD-2Bys0cuLMdzLEirJRoNHB2wlnQuQP5jQlkNpIrEVoPJ3v8Q7zDvUYlMxQ4DPCHVLvbgi7lXIN9odCSpDmCuq05bSv4IeM8LvzR7PeUCZdKSQIoBjDv-2BlltG-2FgH5LhpHkhJujNtAS9oRw1cTPQ7zcpCDcIc7gU22ZQNW87VEtVumhxT4JL1UdLmnzJ3RgAVnnkJj1UUAr41dAQg0lTlzq1-2FKc3jARHwE8YyyNOYjp-2F0Tq76WQm7JLqpiW8OwKeg1ajAhF9NsjciSNYWq6twz0F8DjIpqQ-3D-3D>
(second round) on a proposed IUCN standard classification of the impact of
invasive alien species. Deadline for input is September 2.
Around the Network A Friend Passes

The LTER Network and the ecological community are mourning the passing of
Tony Janetos <https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/anthony-janetos-obituary/>,
an active participant in the former LTER External Advisory Board, Professor
of Earth and Environment and Director of the Pardee Center at Boston
University, co-chair of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential
Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, and all-around strong
advocate for the inclusion of ecology in policy making within the federal
government and the National Academies. He will be missed by many.
An Urban Ecology E-Book

An interdisciplinary team of urban ecologists, including members of
Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER, recently released an eBook: The Baltimore
School of Urban Ecology: Space, Scale, and Time for the Study of Cities
<https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015Y1YTMO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1>.
The book focuses on the development and structure of an exemplary urban
project.
Butterflies on Air

Dr. Nick Haddad was featured in the People Behind the Science
<http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-nick-haddad/> podcast on Aug 5.
The episode is titled: *Recovering Rare and Endangered Butterfly
Populations through Conservation Corridors and Other Strategies*.
Society for Range Management Honors Joel Brown

Congratulations to Dr. Joel R. Brown, Rangeland Ecologist for the USDA-NRCS
at Jornada Experimental Range and a Jornada LTER collaborator, for
receiving the Fredric G. Renner Award at the Society for Range Management’s
(SRM) 72nd Annual Meeting. This prestigious award is presented with the
belief that such recognition will foster better use of rangeland resources
and a broader understanding of the contributions that these resources make
to the welfare of all people.
Save the Dates

*LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your
reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar.
<https://lternet.edu/home/lter-network-calendar/>*

*16-21 February, 2020:* The AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting
<https://www2.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting/> is scheduled for 16-21
February, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Abstract submissions are open until 11
September, 2019. Heidi Sosik, who leads the Northeast Shelf LTER site will
be keynoting.

*May 5-7, 2020: *The *2020 LTER Science Council Meeting* is scheduled for *May
5-7, 2020* in Tempe Arizona.
Recent Press

*Visit LTER in-the-news <https://lternet.edu/news-stories/> on the LTER
Network website for continuous updates of LTER related news as it hits the
presses. *
>From the National Science Foundation

   - Scientists discover new mechanism for how soils store carbon
   <https://news.science360.gov/obj/story/c83d1c5b-b82b-461e-81bf-ddfad604905f/scientists-discover-new-mechanism-soils-store-carbon>
   - Iconic California beaches have lost most of their biodiversity
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298963>
   - Coral reefs shifting away from equatorial waters
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298861&org=NSF&from=news>
   - Stabilizing food production through crop diversity
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298791&org=NSF&from=news>

Other media

   - Why seagrass beds are vital to health of coastal waters
   <https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2019/08/05/why-seagrass-beds-vital-coastal-waterways-chesapeake-bay/1855667001/>
   | Delmarva Now
   - Eating for Two: MSI Researchers Study How Urchins Make Kelp More
   Palatable for Benthic Feeders
   <http://dailynexus.com/2019-08-01/eating-for-two-msi-researchers-study-how-urchins-make-kelp-more-palatable-for-benthic-feeders/>
   | Daily Nexus
   - ‘No one is immune’: Alaska’s scientists despair over plan to shrink
   state universities <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02344-7>
   | Nature
   - New paper points to soil pore structure as key to carbon storage
   <https://phys.org/news/2019-07-paper-soil-pore-key-carbon.html> |
   Phys.org
   - On the Front Lines: Ecologists to study Mo’orea corals’ epigenetic
   response to climate change
   <https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2019/019580/front-lines> | The Current
   - The tree that is live-tweeting climate change
   <https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tweeting-tree-climate-change> |
   Atlas Obscura
   - University of Rhode Island leads $3 million collaborative research
   project on ‘Rules of Life’
   <https://today.uri.edu/news/university-of-rhode-island-leads-3-million-collaborative-research-project-on-rules-of-life/>
   | URI Today
   - Can protecting land promote employment? In New England, the answer is
   yes
   <https://www.econotimes.com/Can-protecting-land-promote-employment-In-New-England-the-answer-is-yes-1558583>
   | EconoTimes
   - “Shocking” Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin
   <https://casenews.fiu.edu/2019/07/03/shocking-ocean-mysteries-with-jeff-corwin/>
   |

Papers of Interest

*The **most recent LTER-related papers* <https://lternet.edu/bibliography/>*
are available on the LTER Network web site and the full Network
bibliography is available at the LTER Network Zotero Group Library
<https://www.zotero.org/groups/2055673/lter_network/items>. Listed here is
just a small sampling of the 30-40 LTER related papers that are published
each month.*

   - When do ecosystem services depend on rare species?
   <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534719300904>
   Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Biodiversity-Productivity Synthesis Group.
   - Dynamics of benthic metabolism, O2, and pCO2 in a temperate seagrass
   meadow <https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2949/pdf>
   - Demonstrating the value of cross-ecosystem syntheses and comparisons
   in animal movement and acoustic telemetry research
   <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.03.019>.
   Fisheries Research. Boucek, RE and Morley, D.
   - Range expansion in an introduced social parasite-host species pair
   <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02011-y>. Biological Invasions.
   Helms et al.
   - Dispersal alters soil microbial community response to drought.
   <https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14707> Environmental Microbiology.
   Evans, SE, et al.
   - Extreme weather events and transmission losses in arid streams
   <https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2949/pdf>.
   Environmental Research Letters. Schriener-McGraw, AP et al.
   - Spatial Variability in the Resistance and Resilience of Giant Kelp in
   Southern and Baja California to a Multiyear Heatwave
   <https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00413>. Marine Ecosystem Ecology.
   Cavanaugh, KC et al.

Jobs and Graduate Opportunities

   - Science Coordinator,
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/science-coordinator-kbs-lter/>
   KBS-LTER. Closing date: August 31
   - Postdoctoral Research Position in Landscape or Macrosystems Ecology
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-research-position-in-landscape-or-macrosystems-ecology/>
   JRN LTER. Closing Date: August 23, 2019
   - Postdoctoral Fellow
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/cap-lter-postdoctoral-fellow/> CAP
   LTER. Closing date: August 31, 2019

Funding Opportunities LTER Synthesis Working Groups

The 2019 LTER synthesis working groups competition has been released. Find*the
RFP and new resources*
<https://lternet.edu/synthesis/request-for-proposals-2019/> for developing
collaborative proposals on the LTER Network website under “synthesis.”
*Register
online* <https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wuo3FUBbSCyuWVSBNIGdhQ>
for the August 22  informational webinar. Proposals due October 23.
LTER Site Renewals & New Urban Site Opportunity

NSF’s *LTER Site Renewal RFP
<https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=7671&ods_key=nsf19593>*
is now live. Due date: March 5, 2020.

NSF has also released a new *Urban Site solicitation*
<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19594/nsf19594.htm?org=NS>*.* Preliminary
proposal due date: December 4, 2019; Full proposal: June 15, 2020.
Additional Opportunities (by due date)

   - International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505656&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
   Track 1: IRES Sites: September 10; Track 2-Advanced Studies Institutes:
   September 17; Track 3-New Concepts in Graduate Experience: September 24.
   - Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503144&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   September 11, 2019
   - CNH2: Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems  (CNH2)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13681&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   September 17, 2019; Full proposal: November 15.
   - Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program.
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505473&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
   September 27, 2019
   - Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources
   (IUSE: EHR)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505082&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   Current proposal window closes September 30, 2019
   - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program  (GRFP)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
   Life Sciences and GeoSciences: October 21, 2019
   - Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network
   Collaborations  (AccelNet)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505584&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   Letter of Intent: October 30; Full proposal: January 31.
   - Advancing Informal STEM Learning  (AISL)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   November 6, 2019
   - Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology  (PRFB)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503622&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   November 19, 2019
   - Critical-Zone Collaborative Network.
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505628&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
   December 2, 2019.

*Committees and Interest Groups*

*The following committees are actively seeking new members. Please reach
out to the designated contact people if you have interest. The listing of
active LTER committees and their membership
<https://lternet.edu/committees/> is always available on the LTER Network
website.*

*REU Mentors*: Do you mentor REU’s at an LTER site? Either as part of an
active REU site or as a supplement to an LTER or other grant? Would you
like to receive occasional emails with mentoring resources and
opportunities for your REUs? Please email Sam Norlin, norlin at nceas.ucsb.edu,
who is compiling a list.

*Diversity Committee*: Interested in helping develop a set of resources and
best practices to apply across the Network? Alan Berkowitz (
berkowitza at caryinstitute.org) co-chairs this committee.

*Communications Committee*: Clarisse Hart (hart3 at fas.harvard.edu) and Lina
DiGregorio (lina.digregorio at oregonstate.edu) chair this committee that is
building a community of practice among LTER communicators and investigators.

-- 
Marty Downs (she/her/hers)
Director, LTER Network Office

https://lternet.edu
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
downs at nceas.ucsb.edu
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