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LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Capsules of knowledge: quantifying nutrient pulses following hurricane disturbance.
Presented by William Mejia of TRACE. @forestwarming What is the effect of hurricanes on soil nutrient dynamics?
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Puerto Rico Water Budget and Potential Groundwater Recharge. Presented by Flavia Moraes.
Used a new soil-water Balance (SWB) 2.0 model from the USGS to estimate new annual rainfall infiltration in soils.
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Measuring moisture content distribution in trees using non-invasive geophysical methods.
Presented by @MackToNature Demonstrated the use of ground penetrating radar to measure the moisture content of trees.
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Modeling the effects of increased hurricane frequency on tropical forest carbon and biogeochemical cycling.
Presented by @gutierrezdela Modeled the effects of increased hurricane frequency on Tabonuco forest carbon stocks.
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the LTER Network. Presented by Marty Downs, Director, LTER Network Office @uslter
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Acoustic sampling and occupancy maps for bird and anuran species across Puerto Rico: a base line for SWAP and other agencies’ conservation and planning activities.
Presented by Marconi Campos-Cerqueira of the Rainforest Connection – https://rfcx.org/home
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Can you see me now? Signal modulation and forest dynamics.
Presented by Manuel S. Leal of the University of Missouri. Describes work on lizard communication and vision.
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Projected Dust and Convective Rainfall Potential from the Mid- to Late-Century. Presented by Paul Miller of Louisiana State University.
How will patterns of Saharan dust and rainfall interact with a changing climate?
LUQ LTER 2021 recap: Developing improved allometric models for Prestoea montana.
Presented by Paschalis Chatzopoulos of Uppsala University. How can we better understand the height of palm trees?