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News Release 18-107
Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting
NSF-funded researchers will delve into the hidden realms of ice-covered lakes, deep soil processes, plant roots
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Changing patterns of ice formation and melting are affecting winter microbial activity in lakes.
Credit: John Magnuson/NTL LTER
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Scientists at the Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER site will talk about their research on marine plankton.
Credit: Stephanie Anderson and Susanne Menden-Deuer, University of Rhode Island
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Experimental plots at the Hubbard Brook LTER site have been shoveled to simulate delayed snowfall.
Credit: Pamela Templer
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Scientists install a Sediment Elevation Tube in a salt marsh to observe the activity of microbes.
Credit: Plum Island Microbial Observatory
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Ocotillo is drought deciduous. After rare desert rains, the plant grows leaves within 24 hours.
Credit: Jornada LTER site
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LTER scientists study organic matter in streambed sediments under controlled conditions.
Credit: Steve Wondzell
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