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by Curtis MongerProfessor Emeritus, New Mexico State University The Jornada Basin LTER study area has some of the oldest and youngest soils in North America. What does it mean that a soil is old or young? It refers to the time when erosion and sedimentation ceased, the landscape stabilized, and soil horizons formed. The basin […]
Soil Memory of Ecosystems in the Past Read More »
Every year, we ask graduate students from across Jornada Research Network (JRN) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)-affiliated institutions to apply for our summer Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The chosen recipients receive funding through support of the US National Science Foundation LTER Program to conduct research at the Jornada, with an additional student funded by the
Congratulations to the 2025 JRN-LTER GRFP Recipients! Read More »
In October 2024, NSF announced that the next phase of the Jornada Basin LTER program (JRN-8) will be funded through 2030! This is excellent news, recognizing the importance of the JRN-LTER research that NSF has funded continuously for 42 years (48 years by 2030). This program would not be successful without the effort and commitment
Jornada LTER Funded for Another Cycle! Read More »
The Jornada Information Management (IM) team had a busy year with both data publishing and infrastructure upgrades. In 2024, we added over 18 new datasets to our primary data catalog at the EDI repository for a total of 394. Some highlights included the addition of camera trapping datasets from the Ecotone experiment[1] and long-term water
2024 Information Management Update by Greg Maurer Read More »
Novel Use of Image Time-Series to Distinguish Dryland Vegetation Responses to Wet and Dry Years by Dawn Browning New results from Emily Myers and her collaborators found that rain plays a crucial role in shaping the greenery patterns of semi-arid grasslands, with some surprising twists when it comes to places dominated by grasses versus those
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