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

Thu Aug 27 06:00:00 PDT 2020

August 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

2020 Request for Proposals: LTER Synthesis Working Groups
<https://lternet.edu/synthesis/request-for-proposals-2020/>. The LTER
Network Office has announced a new request for synthesis working group
proposals. The groups support scientific collaboration across and beyond
LTER sites using LTER and other datasets. In the 2020 competition, the LNO
expects to award 2-4 synthesis working groups at a funding level of up to
$55,000 per year for up to two years. Proposals are due *October 14, 2020*,
5:00 p.m. PDT.
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/>.*

National Diversity in STEM Conference <https://www.2020sacnas.org/>,
October 22-24 2020, hosted by the Society for Advancement of
Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).

The Fall Meeting <https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting> of the American
Geophysical Union is scheduled for December 7-11 2020, as a mainly virtual
meeting with the theme “Shaping the Future of Science.”

DEI Resources

*As the reinvigorated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
<https://lternet.edu/committees/diversity-committee/> expands network-wide
activities, we’ll be highlighting a new diversity resource in this space
each month. **Learn more at the DEI resources
<https://lternet.edu/network-organization/diversity-resources/> page.*

Safe Fieldwork Strategies for At-Risk Individuals
<https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202008.0021/v1> – Certain individuals
are at higher risk for conflict and violence when they are in the field due
to prejudice against their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,
gender identity, and/or religion. This paper provides strategies for
acknowledging and reducing the risk of conflict, promoting a diverse and
inclusive environment, and maintaining the safety of researchers in the
field.

Grad Student Spotlight

This month we feature a Q&A with Brian Kim
<https://lternet.edu/stories/lter-graduate-student-spotlight-brian-kim/>,
Chair of the LTER graduate student committee and a PhD student at the
Virginia Institute of Marine Science. He researches benthic biogeochemistry
at the Beaufort Lagoon LTER in Alaska, and has helped organize a number of
community-building and professional development events for LTER grad
students.
Around the Network

Congratulations to David Tilman of *Cedar Creek Ecosystem LTER* who was
awarded the prestigious 2020 Blue Planet Prize
<https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/blueplanet/introduction.html> for his work on
the “diet-environment-health trilemma” and his advocacy for changes in
agriculture and consumption.

Congratulations to Emeritus *McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER* PI Berry Lyons, who
was awarded the 2020 SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research
<https://www.scar.org/general-scar-news/2020-scar-medals/> by the
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

*Florida Coastal Everglades LTER's* Liza Goldberg helped create the first
map showing global mangrove habitats
<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-study-maps-the-roots-of-global-mangrove-loss>
between 2000 and 2016 - a valuable tool to aid conservation efforts for
these vital coastline defenders. Goldberg, a NASA Goddard intern and
freshman at Stanford University, was one of the map developers and created
a website <https://www.mangrovelossdrivers.app/app> to explore the data.

The *Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER*’s Integrating Chemistry and Earth
Science (ICE)
<http://cadrek12.org/analyzing-interpreting-data-across-stem-disciplines#berkowitz>
was
featured in the CADRE Spotlight on Analyzing & Interpreting Data
<http://cadrek12.org/analyzing-interpreting-data-across-stem-disciplines>.
The ICE Project created 3-D Earth science infused chemistry units and
subsequent assessments that bring together lab and field investigations and
exploration of local data sets to support teaching and learning about
compelling phenomena in the Baltimore environment.

Scott Simon of *Santa Barbara Coastal LTER* ran a 3-day, remote, teacher
professional development workshop this summer with approximately 25 local
teachers, who also received a copy of *The Golden Forest*
<https://lternet.edu/schoolyard-book-series/the-golden-forest/>, the SBC
LTER children’s book. The LTER education team also runs a VirtualREEF
YouTube Channel
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNC-IK5BNlgY3cZrGrWEqQ> which
contains videos about both the SBC and Moorea Coral Reef LTERs and related
topics.

*Cedar Creek LTER* has been hosting monthly Lunch with a Scientist live
broadcasts <https://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/lwas> to offer remote education
opportunities on topics including bison, fungi, and bees. They also
host a Cedar
Creek Ecology book club <https://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/bookclub> that
gathers on zoom, and a video series on FlipGrid.

Several *Hubbard Brook LTER* researchers held a Virtual Climate Change
Roundtable
<https://hubbardbrook.org/articles/hubbard-brook-holds-virtual-climate-change-roundtable-representative-annie-kuster>
with
New Hampshire Representative Annie Kuster to discuss the latest research
and findings on climate change in the region.
Recent Press
>From the National Science Foundation

   - In a warming world, New England’s trees are storing more carbon
   <https://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301013>

Other media

   - Lynx take epic, 2,000-mile treks—but why is a mystery
   <https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/07/lynx-long-journeys-mountains-alaska-canada/>
|
   National Geographic
   - All-Female Science Party aboard R/V Sally Ride Continues 71-year
   CalCOFI Measurement Series
   <https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/all-female-science-party-aboard-rv-sally-ride-continues-71-year-calcofi-measurement-series>
|
   Scripps News
   - A Collaborative Approach: Marine scientists will lead new research
   network focused on coastal California
   <https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019990/collaborative-approach> | The
   Current
   - No signs of large-scale insect apocalypse in North America yet, study
   says
   <https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/insect-apocalypse-not-happening-yet-in-north-america/2020/08/14/cde0b190-dcb4-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html>
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   Washington Post
   - The pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean
   for wildlife?
   <https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/pandemic-stilled-human-activity-what-did-anthropause-mean-wildlife>
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   Science Magazine
   - Making your own ice storm: Latest in climate science research
   <https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/making-your-own-ice-storm-latest-in-climate-science-research/>
|
   Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
   - MSU study finds no-till farming yields long-term economic benefits
   <https://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/07/msu-study-finds-no-till-farming-yields-long-term-economic-benefits/>
|
   Great Lakes Echo
   - How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering
   <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/24/climate/racism-redlining-cities-global-warming.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage>
|
   New York Times

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.

   - What can we learn from wildlife sightings during the COVID‐19 global
   shutdown?
   <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3215> |
   Ecosphere
   - Carbon budget of the Harvard Forest Long‐Term Ecological Research
   site: pattern, process, and response to global change
   <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ecm.1423> |
   Ecological Monographs
   - Global declines in human-driven mangrove loss
   <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.15275> | Global
   Change Biology
   - No net insect abundance and diversity declines across US Long Term
   Ecological Research sites
   <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1269-4> | Nature Ecology &
   Evolution
   - Evaluating the effects of regional climate trends along the West
   Antarctic Peninsula shelf based on the seabed distribution of naturally
   occurring radioisotopic tracers
   <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025322720302036?via%3Dihub>
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   Marine Geology
   - Patient propagules: Do soil archives preserve the legacy of fungal and
   prokaryotic communities?
   <https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237368>
|
   PLOS One
   - Root herbivory controls the effects of water availability on the
   partitioning between above and belowground grass biomass
   <https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13661#.XzBUjUAPjEk.twitter>
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   Functional Ecology
   - The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in
   urban environments
   <https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/12/science.aay4497> |
   Science

Funding Opportunities

   - NSF Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening
   Participation (CoPe)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505772&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
|
   Letter of Intent due September 28, 2020
   - NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of
   Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505289&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
|
   Letter of intent due October 9, 2020
   - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program  (GRFP)
   <https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund>
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   Full proposal due October 19, 2020

Jobs and Fellowships

   - Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Earth System Science for the
   Anthropocene
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/postdoctoral-research-scholar-in-earth-system-science-for-the-anthropocene/>
|
   Arizona State University
   - Ph.D. position in seagrass biodiversity
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/ph-d-position-in-seagrass-biodiversity/>
|
   University of Virginia
   - Ph.D. position in ecological synchrony of kelp forests
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/ph-d-position-in-ecological-synchrony-of-kelp-forests/>
|
   University of Virginia
   - Doctoral position in tropical ant ecology
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/doctoral-position-available-in-tropical-ant-ecology-starting-2021/>
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   Luquillo LTER via University of Southern Mississippi
   - 2020 Summer and Fall Jobs: Plant Community Ecology Internship
   <https://lternet.edu/opportunities/2020-summer-and-fall-jobs-plant-community-ecology-internship/>
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   Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve

Committees and Interest Groups

Feeling a little isolated under COVID19? It is only by drawing on the
energy and expertise of LTER participants that the Network can be relevant
to your needs. Visit the *LTER committees*
<https://lternet.edu/committees/> page
to learn what’s happening and how to get involved.
Tweets of the Month

We love welcoming new people and projects to our LTER sites, and are extra
excited when we folks share about it on Twitter. Keep those Tweets coming
and tag us at @USLTER so we don’t miss any!

[image: LTER Tweet Aug 3.png]
[image: LTER Tweet Aug 1.png]

-- 
Kristen Weiss, PhD
Communications Coordinator, Network Communications Office
Long-Term Ecological Research Network <https://lternet.edu/>
LTER Science Update
<http://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=d7494403ed9d8c97a5479f0d4&id=9c0b9b36a4>
t: @USLTER
f: USLTER

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Cell: 805-843-2794
weiss at nceas.ucsb.edu
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