TERN Symposium 2011

1. LTER plot network and environmental gradient transect network David Lindenmayer

2. Locations of plot networks and environmental transects

8. Key issue – integration and co-ordination (A lot of thought has gone into this)

10. The “design” of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute

11. Biodiversity Monitoring Workshop Feb. 2011 Funded by The Thomas Foundation and CEED (ARC CoE) Subsequent new book with chapter author contributions and review paper

13. DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02179.x

14. Key issue – integration and co-ordination First = what do the data look like = basis for thinking about both integration & co-ordination = opportunities for meta-analysis/synthesis Second – thrash out sensible common measures – where they are needed (or otherwise)

15. Adelaide – last week – extensive and very productive discussions about the LTER and EGT integration Program of additional workshops

16. Study No. sites Start year Management type Disturbance types Groups examined No. veg. types Plot network X 161 1983 Timber production, nature conservation, water production, recreation Logging, fire Mammals, birds etc 4 Plot network Y --- --- ----- ---- ----- --

17. Stock-take of plot and site variables Develop key themes for integration – carbon, disturbance (fire, grazing), plant composition change over time = framing of questions = ID of additional variables = integration subset or all LTER and EGT sites

18. Integration Key paper on the importance of long-term sites and plots (DBL to lead – started already) Key paper on the “husbandry” of long- term plot networks (David Keith to lead) Scoping of SOB report – by biome with LTER and EGT representatives

19. Major momentum wrt integration and co-ordination wrt LAMPS, LTER, EGT and Super-sites