Below is a chronological listing of all featured (front page) posts from the JRN website. For a complete listing of all posts see this page.
- Jornada Graduate and REU Fellowships Announced
The 2021-2022 Jornada LTER Graduate Fellowship and REU recipients have been announced. This year, we were excited to add the Deb Peters Dryland Fellowship to our graduate research program, which is funded by New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, … - Accepting Applications: Postdoctoral Position in Dryland Ecology and Synthesis
Jornada Basin LTER Post-Doctoral Fellow New Mexico State University is seeking qualified applicants to contribute to research in dryland ecology at the Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (JRN-LTER) site. The post-doctoral fellow will contribute to synthesis and analysis of long-term …Accepting Applications: Postdoctoral Position in Dryland Ecology and Synthesis Read More »
- From the Field: Student Spotlights
Earlier this month, Jornada LTER graduate students took over the U.S. LTER Network Instagram account and shared their work, photography, and efforts in the field with the LTER community. We’ll be highlighting some of these stories here over the next … - MSc Thesis Defense Seminar: Caroline Toth
Caroline Toth will defend her master’s research next Wednesday afternoon, March 24 at 3 pm. Caroline is a graduate student in Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) at NMSU and a Jornada Basin LTER Graduate Research Fellow. Caroline’s public seminar … - New Research: Hydrological Consequences of Shrub Encroachment
A number of Jornada researchers, led by Dr. Enrique R. Vivoni, recently published a new paper in Hydrological Processes. The research group sought to understand how variations in grassland to shrubland transitions might influence ecohydrology. To address this, Vivoni and …New Research: Hydrological Consequences of Shrub Encroachment Read More »
- Now Accepting Applications: Jornada LTER Graduate Fellowship
The Jornada Basin LTER provides support for half-time, 12 month (up to $24,000/y) and summer research fellowships (up to $6000/summer) for graduate students conducting research directly related to the goals of the Jornada LTER. Graduate Research Fellows may be eligible …Now Accepting Applications: Jornada LTER Graduate Fellowship Read More »
- Now Accepting Applications: Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Jornada Basin LTER has funding to support a modest number of undergraduate research (JRN-REU) fellowships each summer. Students will work with mentors associated with JRN-LTER or NMSU on research related to Jornada LTER research themes. For details and application …Now Accepting Applications: Research Experience for Undergraduates Read More »
- Navigating the Jornada Data Ecosystem
The Jornada generates a wealth of ecological data collected at sites across the Jornada Experimental Range. This video, created by members of the Information Management team, discusses Jornada research data principles, key available datasets, current (and future) data management systems, … - Soil Isotopic Memory of C4 Grasses
Dr. Curtis Monger’s and his former student Jiaping Wang’s research explored the use of carbon isotopes in the soil to understand what vegetation may have looked like in the past. Below is a presentation of this work from the recent … - Nature’s Top Ten: Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth
Jornada researcher Niall Hanan’s and colleague Julius Anchang’s recent News and Views piece in Nature (“Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth“) has some exciting follow-up news! The article is currently featured in Nature’s list of “Ten remarkable discoveries …Nature’s Top Ten: Satellites could soon map every tree on Earth Read More »
- Garcia-Pichel Lab Featured in News
Jornada researchers and their work were recently featured in The Arizona Republic. Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichel and graduate students Julie Rakes and Corey Nelson study biocrust, a community of microorganisms living on soil surfaces. Biocrusts are ecologically important to the desert … - Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichel named Regents Professor
Congratulations to Jornada LTER co-PI Ferran Garcia-Pichel, who was just named Regents Professor at Arizona State University. This is a very well-deserved achievement! See the ASU press release here. - Jornada LTER Funding Renewed
Fantastic news at the Jornada! We were given official notice from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that the Jornada LTER will be funded for an additional four years. Congratulations to all our dedicated researchers and staff for their excellent research … - 2020 Jornada Virtual SymposiumThis year’s symposium with the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range has gone virtual. Presentations will cover themes on climate adaptations in the Southwest; Southwest beef supply chains-strategies for sustainability; ecosystem dynamics and management; and big data science and tools. Several Jornada …
- Follow us on Twitter!
The Jornada LTER is now on Twitter (@JornadaLTER). For news and highlights from our program, follow us at https://twitter.com/JornadaLTER ! - Celebrating 40 Years of the LTER Network
A recent article published in BioScience celebrates the 40th anniversary of the LTER Network. To read about the network and featured LTER sites, access the article here: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaa098/5903132 - Nature-News and Views: Satellites Could Soon Map Every Tree on Earth
Jornada researcher Niall Hanan and colleague Julius Anchang recently published a News and Views piece in Nature. The authors describe how technological advancements and higher spatial resolution of satellite imaging could potentially map individual trees on a global scale. The …Nature-News and Views: Satellites Could Soon Map Every Tree on Earth Read More »
- New Research: Risk Perception in Lagomorphs at the Jornada Basin
Jornada researchers Casey Wagnon, Robert Schooley, and Bradley Cosentino recently published a new paper in Ecosphere. Their research highlights how shrub encroachment at the Jornada Basin affects risk perception of the black-tailed jackrabbit and desert cottontail. Results from this study …New Research: Risk Perception in Lagomorphs at the Jornada Basin Read More »
- Asombro Creates Science Kits for K-12 Remote Learning
Across the nation, K-12 communities are experiencing a back-to-school season unlike any other. In June, education experts estimated that students would start the school year 3-12 months behind, and the worst effects are predicted for at-risk students. To accommodate the …Asombro Creates Science Kits for K-12 Remote Learning Read More »
- New Jornada Research in PNAS
Jornada researchers Laureano Gherardi and Osvaldo Sala recently published a new paper in PNAS. For the first time, they were able to calculate global Belowground Net Primary Production (BNPP), 24 Pg yr-1. Globally, BNPP accounted for 46% of global Net … - Graduate Student Virtual Social
The Jornada LTER graduate students held their first bi-monthly social event of the 2020-2021 academic year with a virtual happy hour! The event was attended by six students from both New Mexico State University and Arizona State University, including both … - Research Highlight Video: Impacts of Shrub Encroachment on Dryland Water Budgets
Recent PhD graduate Adam Schreiner-McGraw, Enrique Vivoni, and other Jornada researchers recently published a high-profile paper in Scientific Reports. Their research indicates that shrub encroachment has a large impact on dryland water budgets. In this video, Adam and Enrique discuss …Research Highlight Video: Impacts of Shrub Encroachment on Dryland Water Budgets Read More »
- Jornada Desert Ecology Short-Course 2020
This year’s Jornada LTER Desert Ecology Short-Course took place as a virtual event from July 13-15th, 2020 and was well-attended by graduate students and Jornada researchers. This year’s short-course included many exciting and informative sessions such as student presentations, PI … - Debra Peters discusses research at the Jornada LTER
Lead Principle Investigator, Debra Peters, discusses current research and future directions of the Jornada Basin LTER Program during the virtual 2020 Science Council Meeting. This meeting takes place each year and allows investigators from each Long Term Ecological Research site …Debra Peters discusses research at the Jornada LTER Read More »
- Wooton Hall access restricted
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public access to Wooton Hall on the campus of New Mexico State University is restricted. Most Jornada Basin LTER staff are working from home at this time, so it is best to contact us via … - U.S. Dustbowl paper published
The U.S. Dustbowl was a devastating event for much of the Great Plains, but its effects tapered off in Iowa. Deb Peters and her team wanted to know more about this spatial pattern, and their findings are presented in a … - A Jornada interactive data viewer
Click here to visit our new data viewer. This new tool for visualizing near real-time meteorology data, and a variety of spatial layers is under development by Dr. Geovany Ramirez. - New Jornada research in Scientific Reports
Recent PhD graduate Adam Schreiner-McGraw, Enrique Vivoni, and others at the Jornada recently published a high-profile paper indicating that shrub encroachment has an outsize effect on dryland water budgets. The paper is published in the journal Scientific Reports (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65094-x). See …