Connectivity: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
Ecosystems across the United States are changing in complex and surprising ways. Ongoing demand for critical ecosystem services requires an understanding of the populations and communities in these ecosystems in the future. This paper represents a synthesis effort of the U.S. National Science Founda...
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ftgeorgiastauniv:oai:scholarworks.gsu.edu:urban_studies_institute-1057 2023-05-15T13:36:53+02:00 Connectivity: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network Iwaniec, David M. Gooseff, Michael Suding, Katharine Johnson, David Samuel Reed, Daniel C. Peters, Debra Adams, Byron Barrett, John E. Bestelmeyer, Brandon Castorani, Max C.N. Cook, Elizabeth M. Davidson, Melissa J. Groffman, Peter F. Hanan, Niall Huenneke, Laura Johnson, Pieter T.J. McKnight, Diane Miller, Robert J. Okin, Gregory Preston, Daniel Rassweiler, Andrew Ray, Chris Sala, Osvaldo Schooley, Robert L. Seastedt, Timothy Spasojevic, Marko Vivoni, Enrique R. 2021-05-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/urban_studies_institute/56 https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=urban_studies_institute unknown ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/urban_studies_institute/56 https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=urban_studies_institute http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY USI Publications alpine tundra Antarctic polar desert arid grassland arid shrubland coastal estuary salt marsh Special Feature: Forecasting Earth’s Ecosystems with Long-Term Ecological Research urban ecosystem Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Sciences Physical and Environmental Geography Urban Studies and Planning text 2021 ftgeorgiastauniv 2021-09-14T06:17:55Z Ecosystems across the United States are changing in complex and surprising ways. Ongoing demand for critical ecosystem services requires an understanding of the populations and communities in these ecosystems in the future. This paper represents a synthesis effort of the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network addressing the core research area of “populations and communities.” The objective of this effort was to show the importance of long-term data collection and experiments for addressing the hardest questions in scientific ecology that have significant implications for environmental policy and management. Each LTER site developed at least one compelling case study about what their site could look like in 50–100 yr as human and environmental drivers influencing specific ecosystems change. As the case studies were prepared, five themes emerged, and the studies were grouped into papers in this LTER Futures Special Feature addressing state change, connectivity, resilience, time lags, and cascading effects. This paper addresses the “connectivity” theme and has examples from the Phoenix (urban), Niwot Ridge (alpine tundra), McMurdo Dry Valleys (polar desert), Plum Island (coastal), Santa Barbara Coastal (coastal), and Jornada (arid grassland and shrubland) sites. Connectivity has multiple dimensions, ranging from multi-scalar interactions in space to complex interactions over time that govern the transport of materials and the distribution and movement of organisms. The case studies presented here range widely, showing how land-use legacies interact with climate to alter the structure and function of arid ecosystems and flows of resources and organisms in Antarctic polar desert, alpine, urban, and coastal marine ecosystems. Long-term ecological research demonstrates that connectivity can, in some circumstances, sustain valuable ecosystem functions, such as the persistence of foundation species and their associated biodiversity or, it can be an agent of state change, as when it increases wind and water erosion. Increased connectivity due to warming can also lead to species range expansions or contractions and the introduction of undesirable species. Continued long-term studies are essential for addressing the complexities of connectivity. The diversity of ecosystems within the LTER network is a strong platform for these studies. Text Antarc* Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys polar desert Tundra Scholar Works @ Georgia State University Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys |
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Ecosystems across the United States are changing in complex and surprising ways. Ongoing demand for critical ecosystem services requires an understanding of the populations and communities in these ecosystems in the future. This paper represents a synthesis effort of the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network addressing the core research area of “populations and communities.” The objective of this effort was to show the importance of long-term data collection and experiments for addressing the hardest questions in scientific ecology that have significant implications for environmental policy and management. Each LTER site developed at least one compelling case study about what their site could look like in 50–100 yr as human and environmental drivers influencing specific ecosystems change. As the case studies were prepared, five themes emerged, and the studies were grouped into papers in this LTER Futures Special Feature addressing state change, connectivity, resilience, time lags, and cascading effects. This paper addresses the “connectivity” theme and has examples from the Phoenix (urban), Niwot Ridge (alpine tundra), McMurdo Dry Valleys (polar desert), Plum Island (coastal), Santa Barbara Coastal (coastal), and Jornada (arid grassland and shrubland) sites. Connectivity has multiple dimensions, ranging from multi-scalar interactions in space to complex interactions over time that govern the transport of materials and the distribution and movement of organisms. The case studies presented here range widely, showing how land-use legacies interact with climate to alter the structure and function of arid ecosystems and flows of resources and organisms in Antarctic polar desert, alpine, urban, and coastal marine ecosystems. Long-term ecological research demonstrates that connectivity can, in some circumstances, sustain valuable ecosystem functions, such as the persistence of foundation species and their associated biodiversity or, it can be an agent of state change, as when it increases wind and water erosion. Increased connectivity due to warming can also lead to species range expansions or contractions and the introduction of undesirable species. Continued long-term studies are essential for addressing the complexities of connectivity. The diversity of ecosystems within the LTER network is a strong platform for these studies. |
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Connectivity: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network |
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