Cushing, Judy, authorVanderbilt, Kristin, authorRamsey, Ken, authorNadkarni, Nalini, authorKaplan, Nicole, authorFinch, Michael, authorFiala, Anne, authorMelendez-Colom, Eda, authorSGS-LTER, Colorado State University, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032003http://hdl.handle.net/10217/85118The SGS-LTER research site was established in 1980 by researchers at Colorado State University as part of a network of long-term research sites within the US LTER Network, supported by the National Science Foundation. Scientists within the Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Biology Department at CSU, California State Fullerton, USDA Agricultural Research Service, University of Northern Colorado, and the University of Wyoming, among others, have contributed to our understanding of the structure and functions of the shortgrass steppe and other diverse ecosystems across the network while maintaining a common mission and sharing expertise, data and infrastructure.Colorado State University. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Colorado State University. Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship; Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Colorado State University. Department of Biology; California State University, Fullerton; United States. Agricultural Research Service; University of Northern Colorado.The challenge: 1. To synthesize across research sites syntactically disparate, but thematically similar, data. 2. To efficiently perform cross-site synthesis, using new informatics tools that exploit database component technology. 3. To aid analysis of ecological data through visualization tools that take advantage of informatics-processed data.born digitalPresentation slidespostersengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.grassland ecologyshortgrass steppeCentral Plains Experimental RangePawnee National Grasslandlong term ecological researchText