To better understand the future of Earth’s changing ecosystems, a team from The University of New Mexico and colleagues from around the United States are part of a network of scientists that have been generating careful, reliable science for 40.
Analysis reveals forest connections that underscore diversity s role in ecosystem health
A blue magpie in Sri Lanka s Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a site that was part of the study.
May 27, 2021
As the health of ecosystems in regions around the globe declines due to a variety of rising threats, scientists continue to seek clues to help prevent future collapse.
A new analysis by scientists around the world, led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, is furthering science s understanding of species interactions and how diversity contributes to the preservation of ecosystem health.
A coalition of 49 researchers examined data describing tree species in forests located across a broad range of countries, ecosystems and latitudes. Information about the 16 forest diversity plots in Panama, China, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico and other locations many in remote, inaccessible areas was collected by hundreds of scientists over decades.
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Author contact: Dr. Peter Groffman, 845-797-4832, ude.ynuc.crsanull@namfforG.reteP,
In a world that’s changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism. Yet the patience and persistence that have generated 40 years of careful, reliable science about the Earth’s changing ecosystems may prove to be just what’s needed in this rapidly shifting world. We can’t wait for a crystal ball and we don’t have to. By harnessing decades of rich data, scientists are beginning to forecast future conditions and plan ways to manage, mitigate, or adapt to likely changes in ecosystems that will impact human economies, health and wellbeing.
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IMAGE: Since 1972, researchers have been conducting experimental controlled burns to understand the interaction of fire, grazing, and nutrients at the Konza Prairie LTER. view more
Credit: Barbara Van Slyke, Konza LTER. CC-BY 4.0.
In a world that s changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism. Yet the patience and persistence that have generated 40 years of careful, reliable science about the Earth s changing ecosystems may prove to be just what s needed in this rapidly shifting world. We can t wait for a crystal ball and we don t have to. By harnessing decades of rich data, scientists are beginning to forecast future conditions and plan ways to manage, mitigate, or adapt to likely changes in ecosystems that will impact human economies, health and wellbeing.