[LTER-BioProd] update for LTER synthesis working group on scaling-up BEF

[Forest Isbell]

Dear all,

Here in Minneapolis, we are grieving the murder of George Floyd and seeking
justice and meaningful reforms. We are also adjusting to the many
challenges presented by this pandemic. We are in this together.

Herein I will provide another update on the projects identified in our
third meeting, which was in February 2019. For your reference, the list of
projects and leaders can also be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LX400TISO1ERwCWI_5i6vfzlrrZP9DMvgevhoSknx1I/edit?usp=sharing
If you would like to contribute to one or more of these projects, then
please feel free to contact the project leader(s) and offer ways to help.
If you have questions, then please feel free to ask the project leaders or
me. Thanks in advance for your contributions!

Best wishes,

Forest, Jane, and Laura


*Nonrandom changes in biodiversity and EF co-led by Laura Dee and Tim
Newbold*
>From Laura: All analyses (and reanalyses) and figures are now done for all
the datasets. The draft of the paper was winding, so Laura is doing a
redraft to simplify the message. Laura will send out a draft with an
outline and some complete sections (and some for people to sign up to help
with) -- aiming for this month -- for comments and to get feedback and
reengagement from the group.

*BEF causality review led by Laura Dee*
>From Laura: Laura met with Forest to go over the Cedar Creek data and
started to analyze for an example to go with this paper.  No other updates
at this time but please reach out if you would like to help me push this
along with revisions of sections of this text.

*NutNet BEF causality analysis led by Laura Dee*
Same as last time --- From Laura: I circulated a draft to core subteam, got
some feedback, and updated analyses in response. I am now revising the
text. Figures/Tables are mostly done.  I forget who was interested in being
looped into this paper beyond NutNet folks, Jane & Michel. If I've missed
you, I'm sorry - there is a lot to keep track of w/ working with NutNet
too, please reach out and let me know how you'd like to contribute ASAP
since this paper is far along.

*Global survey*
>From Forest: We received thousands of responses to our survey and I am
making progress on creating figures and writing. Stay tuned for a message
from me on this project. Many of you have already chosen to opt-in to this
project. To check whether you have already opted-in, or to opt-in now,
please visit the spreadsheet at the link above and make sure your name is
included in the opt-in list for this project.

*Quantifying performance-enhancing insurance effects led by Forest Isbell*
>From Forest: No new progress. Still working with Shaopeng Wang to consider
multiple partitions. Although it is not moving as quickly as I would like,
I still plan to finish this paper.

*Drivers of stability across spatial scales led by Yann Hautier*
>From Yann: submitted and fingers crossed.

*Global drivers of biodiversity loss (N) led by Yann Hautier*
>From Yann: next paper on my list

*SAR, EAR, and BEF led by Akira Mori*
>From Akira: the manuscript was just submitted.

*Agenda 2049 led by Mary O’Connor*
>From Mary: Progress on the Agenda stalled after our burst of momentum last
fall. But it will pick up again in the next month because I am giving a
talk on it at ESA in a session organized by Andy, Laura, Katie Barry and
Sasha. So stay tuned, I’ll send out a draft for comment in June. We had
some good discussions last July on adding a case study, so I’ll have to
refresh myself on that

*Global BEF led by Sasha Wright*
Sasha has revised this paper and circulated the draft to everyone who has
contributed.
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