New paper! “Ten simple rules for team synthesis in ecological research” is out in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. doi.org/10.1111/2041... Distills combined decades of synthesis experience to make helpful recommendations for newcomers and experienced synthesizers alike.

Ten simple rules for team synthesis in ecological research

Team-based synthesis is a collaborative, data-intensive, often interdisciplinary approach to conducting science that capitalizes on existing data to answer novel questions. In ecology, synthesis h...

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Making your plan for #ESA2026? Check out the @uslter.bsky.social events, including lots of great talks, workshops, and special sessions as well as our Monday night mixer. And don't forget the Tuesday night "Tap takeover" with the Long Term Studies Section. lternet.edu/stories/lter...

Do you have the LTER mixer on your schedule for #ESA2026? Monday Night at the Poplar Street Pub. Love to see you there!

Awesome profile of the skilled, warm, dedicated people that keep science going in the Arctic. From the kitchen to the incinerator, unsung workers keep Arctic research going alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-...

From the kitchen to the incinerator, unsung workers keep Arctic research going

"Six years ago, if you would have told me I'd be doing this, I'd think you were insane," said one Toolik worker. "But this has probably been one of the coolest turns in my life that I didn't know I ne...

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Meetings are more fun when you have a project to discuss! The LTER request for synthesis group proposals is open until September 16 - plenty of time to write up an idea that comes together at #ESA2026. @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @agu.org @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social lternet.edu/stories/rfp-...

Wildfire is once again making headlines across the western US and southern Europe. What have we learned from 20 years of the Fire and Fire Surrogates study? Explore this "Ecological Applications" Special Feature, spanning studies of the long-term impacts of forest management: tinyurl.com/46zt776y

New to the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network? Or just want to know more about it? Our annual orientation is Wednesday, July 8. All are welcome: lternet.edu/events/netwo...

Network Onboarding 2026 - LTER

July 8, 2026 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am - Are you a new graduate student, undergraduate, investigator, or staff member at an LTER site? After you get settled into your local site, join us to learn about the i...

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Journal article: A nonequilibrium framework for community responses to pulse perturbations, Medeiros, Neubert, Sosik, & Munch. 2026. Ecology Letters 29(1). doi.org/10.1111/ele.... @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu

A Nonequilibrium Framework for Community Responses to Pulse Perturbations

Understanding responses of communities to shocks that displace species abundances has been an important challenge in ecology. We introduce mathematical metrics that quantify how perturbed abundances ...

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Since the start of 2026, the NES-LTER team has published 7 more data packages in the EDI Repository, from grazing rates, DOC, DIN, Chl, to Microzoop biomass. Details to follow! @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu @urigso.bsky.social @wellesley.edu

Curator of Vertebrates Position at the Smithsonian! www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Research Zoologist

The Smithsonian Institution is the worlds largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major bureau of the ...

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Nice article on new paper from Prof. Max Castorani @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social & colleagues on the ecology of how foundation species (e.g., trees, corals and oysters) influence ecosystems even after death @uslter.bsky.social news.virginia.edu/content/natu...

Nature’s architects keep shaping ecosystems after death, study finds

A UVA study finds the remains of trees, corals and oysters have a greater impact than once thought.

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Registration is open for #HackingLimno & #DSOS26 10-14 August!! This FREE, VIRTUAL event will host 3 workshops and 20 presentations in all things #datascience #openscience #limnology #ecology #hydrology #oceanography. aquaticdatasciopensci.github.io/registration/

Missed our June Community Call on evaluating ecological efficacy of climate adaptation actions? The Video is posted: youtu.be/p-HKkli63RY

Evaluating Ecological Efficacy of Climate Adaptation Actions

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Happy #WorldSaltmarshDay! We💙saltmarshes for providing habitat for many species, protecting coasts from flooding, storing carbon, protecting adjacent waterways. They are also amazing, beautiful ecosystems for studying carbon and nutrient cycling. @uslter.bsky.social @mblscience.bsky.social

What *actually* works for climate adaptation? One of the most important questions researchers can answer. Join our June community call with Meagn Oldfather and Sarah Weiskopf to learn more. @cznews.bsky.social @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @arcticdatactr.bsky.social lternet.edu/events/evalu...

LTER Community Call: Evaluating Ecological Efficacy - LTER

June 10, 2026 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am - Evaluating ecological efficacy of climate adaptation actions can improve natural resource management Meagan Ford Oldfather PhD, USGS, North Central Climate Adaptatio...

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Seeking a mentor in ecology? forms.gle/waEfry6mNNB6... Know an established, mid-career, or senior ecologist who would make a great mentor is attending the ESA Annual Meeting? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Sign up by June 12 All sectors - private, public, nonprofit, academic etc. welcome!

Excited for the June LTER Community Call on how can ecological research can help assess (and improve) the effectiveness of climate adaptation actions. We'll hear from Meaghan Oldfather and Sarah Weiskopf of the Climate Adaptation Science Centers. lternet.edu/events/evalu... @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social

LTER Community Call: Evaluating Ecological Efficacy - LTER

June 10, 2026 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am - Evaluating ecological efficacy of climate adaptation actions can improve natural resource management Meagan Ford Oldfather PhD, USGS, North Central Climate Adaptatio...

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Working with Cedar Creek data? In addition to the broader LTER synthesis opportunity, Cedar Creek funds working groups that synthesize Cedar Creek data (with or without other sites). The deadline for proposals is coming up fast (June 5). cedarcreek.umn.edu/cedar-creek-...

Yes, physical archives are a huge issue (a point that the collections community has argued for a long time). So is the stability of disciplinary data repositories and transition planning/funding for site retirement. The Governance Gap Threatening Long-Term Ecological Archives eos.org/opinions/the...

The Governance Gap Threatening Long-Term Ecological Archives - Eos

To save multigenerational science from administrative indifference, we must mandate stewardship continuity before closing physical facilities.

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Apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy! 📅 Deadline: Monday, June 15 This program for early career freshwater scientists provides mentorship, service, and professional development opportunities beyond typical training offered in traditional academic settings. Learn more here: buff.ly/rwLK01F

NES-LTER Data Jam 2026 projects are rolling in! We love student creativity describing patterns and reasoning about data. Pictured: Scratch game designed by 5th graders at Morse Pond School in Falmouth MA, based on NMFS trawl data. tinyurl.com/NES-LTERData... @uslter.bsky.social @whoi.edu

Across the grasslands of the central United States, drought reaches below the surface, reshaping microbial life in ways that differ from dry plains to wetter prairies. Yet even after disruption, underground communities recover quickly, revealing a quiet resilience beneath the soil. 🌐🧪

Legacy effects of herbicides on soil nitrifying... : FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Micro-organisms are essential for the functioning of agricultural soils but face increasing stress due to pollution and climate change. However,...

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Really looking forward to tomorrow's LTER Community-plus call to develop the rubber-meets-the-roadmap projects that put our new strategic plan into action. Join us if you want to help think about where LTER science goes next. lternet.edu/events/const...

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LTER Network Office funds synthesis working groups and partners with organizations with shared goals. Join our May 6 Science Charrette to collaborate on ideas. lternet.edu/events/const... @usapecs.bsky.social @naturalareas.bsky.social @yalecncc.bsky.social @cerfscience.bsky.social

Did you miss our first "Flash Talk Friday"? Eight LTER graduate students working in ecosystems from the Everglades to the Northern Gulf of Alaska, share 5-minute tastes of their science. Recording is now available: youtu.be/67nWjwhrW5U

Flash talk Friday is coming April 24. Join LTER grad students for 10 talks, from 10 sites. Get a speed tour of LTER research-in-progress. lternet.edu/events/flash...

LTER Network Office funds synthesis working groups and partners with organizations with shared goals. Join our May 6 Science Charrette to collaborate on ideas. lternet.edu/events/const... @usapecs.bsky.social @naturalareas.bsky.social @yalecncc.bsky.social @cerfscience.bsky.social

Opening for an Information Manager to lead data management for the Virginia Coast Reserve Long Term Ecological Research Project (VCR LTER), based at the University of Virginia. MS- or PhD-level position with the expectation of long-term support. @uslter.bsky.social jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

Research Scientist in Environmental Sciences Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia

Apply for Research Scientist in Environmental Sciences Sciences job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia

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Sifting through cross-site @uslter.bsky.social data, researchers found plots with greater biodiversity were more resistant to extreme climatic events. But the key dimensions of biodiversity that helped them cope in wet years weren’t the same as those for dry years. eeb.msu.edu/news/from-de...

Missed today's NSF LTER community call? The recording, featuring the "Life after Death" working group and the "Consumer Functional and Taxonomic Diversity" working group is now live on our YouTube: youtu.be/K4SRfOfvwiQ @kaikopecky.bsky.social @cu-esiil.bsky.social @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social

Combining LTER sites (as this group of grads and postdocs did) -> even more powerful insights. Multiple Community Properties Drive Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience to Extreme Climate Events Across Mesic Grasslands - Ajowele - 2026 - Ecology Letters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Multiple Community Properties Drive Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience to Extreme Climate Events Across Mesic Grasslands

Using nearly 40 years of data from naturally-assembled plant communities, we found that while richness is important for resistance to extreme dry events, dominance is important for resistance to extr....

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