[LTER-All-lter] LTER Network News | April 2020

Tue Apr 21 06:00:00 PDT 2020

April 2020

*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, or cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER
colleagues, please send them along to weiss at nceas.ucsb.edu
<weiss at nceas.ucsb.edu>.*

*ANNOUNCEMENTS*

This Friday, April 24, the LTER Network Office is hosting its first Virtual
Career Panel webinar
<https://lternet.edu/stories/lter-virtual-career-panel-series/> featuring
panelists from NGOs and government agencies. We invite LTER graduate and
REU students and other early career researchers interested in learning
about non-academic careers to join in. Two more panels are planned for May
and June, featuring data scientists, communicators, science policy
specialists, and more. More details here
<https://lternet.edu/stories/lter-virtual-career-panel-series/>.

A highlight of the annual LTER Science Council meeting is a series of
5-minute talks from each site. Together, they provide a condensed survey of
the wide variety of science that LTER investigators are pursuing. We had to
move the Science Council meeting online this year, which was a
disappointment, but it also allows us to open those talks up to a broader
audience. Please join us for LTER site talks: *May 5, 6, and 7, 2020* at 10
am - Noon PT. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom
<https://ucsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fSd7zJ39T52jcayyoaTebg>

The LTER Network Office collaborated on a blog published this month in
ESA’s Ecotone, titled Ecology and COVID-19 #1: To go or not to go (in the
field)?
<https://www.esa.org/esablog/guest-posts/ecology-and-covid-19-1-to-go-or-not-to-go-in-the-field/>
We hope it provides a bit of guidance and perspective for those LTER
researchers having to make hard decisions about whether to continue
fieldwork during the covid-19 pandemic.

The LNO is also curating a list of LTER-related virtual resources
<https://lternet.edu/k-12-education/remote-learning-resources/> for
educators, parents, and students to aid in online learning. If your site
has an education resource you’d like us to add to this webpage, please
email weiss at nceas.ucsb.edu.

*AROUND THE NETWORK*

Congratulations to the LTER researchers named as Ecological Society of
America Fellows
<https://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-the-news/news-events/esa-announces-2020-fellows/>
for 2020! New fellows include *Serita Frey* and *Gary Lovett* (Hubbard
Brook LTER), *Lauren Hallett* (Niwot Ridge LTER), *Meghan Avolio* (Konza
Prairie LTER), and *Knute Nadelhoffer* (Harvard Forest, Arctic LTERs).

Congratulations to Lydia Zeglin of Konza Prairie LTER who received an NSF
CAREER award
<https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2020-03/career33020.html> to
measure interactions between prairie grazers and soil microbes, and to Catalina
Segura of Andrews Forest LTER who received a CAREER award
<https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/news/segura-career-award> to support
her research on the temporal-spatial variability of rainfall-runoff
generation in headwater streams.

Congratulations as well to the many graduate students across LTER sites
awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. We are so proud of our graduate
student community!

*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/>

Reproducible Research Techniques for Synthesis
<https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/learning-hub/short-course> - Taught in
partnership with DataONE, this five-day immersion into widely adopted
R-based tools for open science will help participants stay abreast of
current best practices and initiatives and begin acquiring data science
skills to maximize productivity, share data with the scientific community,
and benefit from the re-use of their data by others. *August 17-21, 2020*.

Data Science Training for Arctic Researchers
<https://arcticdata.io/upcoming-data-science-training-for-arctic-researchers/>
- Applications are due April 24th for this 5-day all-expenses paid workshop
provided by the Arctic Data Center. The October workshop will provide an
overview of best data management practices, data science tools and concrete
steps and methods for more easily documenting and uploading data to the
Arctic Data Center.

*RECENT PRESS*

>From the National Science Foundation

   -

   Hidden source of carbon found on the Arctic coast
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300262>

Other media

   -

   How COVID-19 could ruin weather forecasts and climate records
   <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00924-6> | Nature News
   -

   Field research, interrupted: How the COVID-19 crisis is stalling science
   <https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/field-research-interrupted-how-the-covid-19-crisis-is-stalling-science/>
   | MongaBay
   -

   From Research In Hyperspeed To Canceled Expeditions, Academic Scientists
   Adjust To A New Pace Under Coronavirus
   <https://www.cpr.org/2020/03/26/from-research-in-hyperspeed-to-canceled-expeditions-academic-scientists-adjust-to-a-new-pace-under-coronavirus/>
   | CPR News
   -

   Prairie Research Could Help Farming Become More Resilient, Sustainable
   <https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/prairie-research-could-help-farming-become-more-resilient-sustainable#stream/0>
   | Iowa Public Radio
   -

   How Scientists Are Keeping Irreplaceable Research Going During the
   COVID-19 Pandemic
   <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-canceled-coronavirus-180974449/>
   | Smithsonian
   -

   Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious and hurt insect populations
   <https://www.greenbiz.com/article/higher-co2-levels-make-plants-less-nutritious-and-hurt-insect-populations>
   | GreenBiz
   -

   Researcher discovers method for detecting tiny ocean organisms
   <https://www.deltawindonline.com/features/researcher-discovers-method-for-detecting-tiny-ocean-organisms/article_4203c9e2-6666-11ea-8922-072cd7b9219d.html>
   | Delta Wind

*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.

   -

   Nutrient dilution and climate cycles underlie declines in a dominant
   insect herbivore <https://www.pnas.org/content/117/13/7271> | PNAS
   -

   How farmers "repair" the industrial agricultural system
   <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10460-020-10030-y> |
   Agriculture and Human Values
   -

   Do Neighborhood Walkability, Transit, and Parks Relate to Residents’
   Life Satisfaction?
   <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944363.2020.1715824> |
   Journal of the American Planning Association
   -

   Patterns and Drivers of Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Aquatic
   Ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Tundra
   <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020GB006552> |
   Global Biogeochemical Cycles
   -

   When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream
   ecosystem in Puerto Rico
   <https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/708808?mobileUi=0&journalCode=fws>
   | Freshwater Science
   -

   GIS tool to predict photosynthetically active radiation in a Dry Valley
   <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/gis-tool-to-predict-photosynthetically-active-radiation-in-a-dry-valley/BD0BE4FF6A8F3DAAF32D698797287078>
   | Antarctic Science
   -

   Nowhere to swim: interspecific responses of prairie stream fishes in
   isolated pools during severe drought
   <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00027-020-0716-2> | Aquatic
   Sciences
   -

   Deciphering the past to inform the future: preparing for the next
   (“really big”) extreme event
   <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2194>
   | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
   -

   Contrasting effects of plant diversity on β‐ and γ‐diversity of
   grassland invertebrates
   <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecy.3057> |
   Ecology
   -

   Long‐term research avoids spurious and misleading trends in
   sustainability attributes of no‐till
   <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.15080?fbclid=IwAR1wV5zq8U8Npgn5f8MQ1l_lfQw1XVS9Occ5KOwpeZ6AVuSgGcv5aL58fU4>
   | Global Change Biology

*JOBS, GRADUATE, AND UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES*

   -

   Lead Limnology Technician
   <https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Lead-Limnology-Technician/25207>
   | Niwot Ridge LTER, University of Colorado
   -

   Post-Doctoral Researcher (2 positions)
   <https://patricklab.weebly.com/opportunities.html> | Coastal and
   Estuarine Ecology Lab, Virginia Institute of Marine SciencE
   -

   NEON Postdoctoral Fellows
   <https://www.neonscience.org/opportunities/careers/neon-postdoctoral-fellows>|
   Boulder, CO

*FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*

   -

   NSF Signals in the Soil (SitS)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505752&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   This program encourages convergent research that transforms existing
   capabilities in understanding dynamic soil processes, including soil
   formation, through advances in sensor systems and modeling, Full proposals
   due: May 20, 2020
   -

   Navigating the New Arctic Community Office  (NNA-CO)
   <https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505786&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   An NNA community office is required to coordinate the activities of funded
   NNA projects; engage new PIs; and promote research, education, and outreach
   activities. Proposals due: July 10, 2020.
   -

   NSF INCLUDES Planning Grants Solicitation (19-600)
   <https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505679&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   These grants support planning efforts necessary to build capacity to
   establish future centers, alliances, or other large-scale networks
   endeavoring to address a broadening participation challenge in STEM at
   scale. Proposals due: July 13, 2020.
   -

   Research Experiences for Undergraduates  (REU)
   <https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active
   research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of
   research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve
   students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research
   projects specifically designed for the REU program. Proposals due: August
   26, 2020.
   -

   International Research Experiences for Students  (IRES)
   <https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505656&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>.
   This program supports international research and research-related
   activities for U.S. science and engineering students. IRES focuses on
   active research participation by undergraduate or graduate students in high
   quality international research, education and professional development
   experiences in NSF-funded research areas. Proposals due: Track I, IRES
   Sites: September 8, 2020; Track-II, Advanced Studies Institutes: September
   15, 2020; Track - III, New Concepts in International Graduate Experience:
   September 22, 2020.

*TWITTER PICS OF THE MONTH*

We’ve appreciated the many landscape images posted by LTER sites over the
past month to remind us of the beauty and diversity of our field sites
waiting for us when we can return to our regular field research.

-- 

Long-Term Ecological Research Network <https://lternet.edu/>
LTER Network Office
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
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