LEF-LTER (LUQ LTER) ON LINE (News and Events: 1998 to 2007)

(Note: the contents of the following documents are historical, hence some of the email addresses and information might be out of date; we have left the information as originally posted for reference)

We still have REU positions available in the coming supplement. Send proposals. Guidelines attached. Thanks. Nick - posted January 28, 2008

The posters, videos, press cover and Historical photos presentation for the ITES 50th Anniversary are online. Visit: - posted January 28, 2008

Luquillo LTER 2008 Annual Meeting: January 18 - 20...agenda, posters abstracts - posted January 24, 2008

"Gotitas del Saber": On the Doodle online Software to coordinate meetings...(others)-posted December 13, 2007

Volunteers needed for CTE...(more). Download application: VOLL_CTEPengadvert.doc

El Verde Field Station Groups Reservation and Research and Visitors Information Form Page - These four forms were desogned to facilitate group's leaders to make their reservations online, while submitting their information for future reference and reports. One of the forms gathers information on the research projects conducted at the station. Visit http://ites.upr.edu/EVFS/reservations.htm to reach all forms- posted June 26, 2007

"Gotitas del Saber": On LUQ LTER Publications list on the web...(others)-posted June 7, 2007

LUQ LTER Graduate Student's Form Page for Personal Data: This form was designed to obtain the personal and research activity information from the students of the Luquillo LTER program.. Visit: http://luq.lternet.edu/people/StudentdPers/PersonalDataEntryForm.html

MAY 2007 MONTHLY MEETING
LUQUILLO LTER AT IITF on May 30 at 4:00PM
(agenda) (Information Managment Committee Meeting at 3:00pm)- posted May 3, 2007

From Jess Zimmerman: Attached please find a NEW advert for Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot census volunteers that we need from May to August 2007. The closing date for applications is April 24th. (ad in English, anuncio en español) - posted April 9, 2007.

MARCH 2007 MONTHLY MEETING LUQUILLO LTER: A point of Bill’s talk will be that we can get more from our long-term data..More

Job Posting: 1-year position, Ecological Lab and Field Assistant - A full time position for a lab and field assistant is available in Dr. Whendee Silver’s lab at UC Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. (more) - posted Feb 6, 2007

Next Month LTER Monthly Meeting is in March 1 at IITF. Speaker is needed; Contact Nick (nbrokaw@lternet.edu) - posted January 29, 2007

Puerto Rico DNER permit application - Researchers need it if they plan on doing any specimen collecting in Puerto Rico. Technically you're supposed to have one even if you handle an animal for research (basically anything besides just observational work).- postet on January 24, 2007

Web site for the First LUQ LTER Schoolyard Internship held on Sep 17-20, 2006 - posted January 12, 2007

18th Annual Meeting LUQUILLO LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (Nick's message, Agenda) - posted January 11, 2007

LUQ Newsletter December 2006 is on the web now. See others. - posted December 20, 2006

The December Monthly LUQ-LTER Meeting will be Thursday, December 7, 4 pm, in the IITF conference room..--posted December 2006

The November Monthly LUQ-LTER Meeting will be Thursday, November 2, 4 pm, in the IITF conference room.--posted November 2006

The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) of the University of Puerto Rico is carrying out a tree census in the 16-ha Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP; part of the Center for Tropical Forest Science network) in the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico. We need eight volunteers work on this census. (Download Word file with details: (English version) (deadline October 30th)-- posted October 3, 2006

El Instituto para Estudios de Ecosistemas Tropicales (IEET) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico llevará a cabo un censo de árboles en un parcela de 16 hectáreas, el “Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot” (LFDP) ubicado en el Bosque Nacional del Caribe en Puerto Rico (conocido localmente como “el Yunque”) y el cual es parte de la red “Center for Tropical Science”. Necesitamos ocho (8) voluntarios para trabajar en este censo. (Baje el anuncio con más detalles: (Versión en español); solicite en o antes de octubre 30) --posted 3 octubre 2006

The LUQ-CTE group now has a Plone web site for sharing documents and discussions (See site) -- posted October 2006;

The LUQ LTER Schoolyard Program Web Page--posted September 3, 2006 The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) of the University of Puerto Rico is carrying out a tree census in the 16-ha Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP; part of the Center for Tropical Forest Science network) in the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico. We need eight volunteers work on this census. (Download Word file with details: (English version)-- posted June 13, 2006; deadline July 4) El Instituto para Estudios de Ecosistemas Tropicales (IEET) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico llevará a cabo un censo de árboles en un parcela de 16 hectáreas, el “Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot” (LFDP) ubicado en el Bosque Nacional del Caribe en Puerto Rico (conocido localmente como “el Yunque”) y el cual es parte de la red “Center for Tropical Science”. Necesitamos ocho (8) voluntarios para trabajar en este censo. (Baje el anuncio con más detalles: (Versión en español)-- 13 junio 2006; solicite en o antes de julio 4.)

Gotitas del Saber: on lternet.edu email accounts...(others)

May 2006 LUQ Newspaper...(others)--posted May 16, 2006

LUQ LTER Newsletter for April 2006 - posted April 24, 2006 (See past issues)

LUQ Newsletter March 2006 has been posted - March 23, 2006 (see others...)

The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) of the University of Puerto Rico is carrying out a tree census in the 16-ha Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP) and need eight volunteers work on this census. (Download Word file with details: (English version)- posted March 17, 2006

El Instituto para Estudios de Ecosistemas Tropicales (IEET) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico llevará a cabo un censo de árboles en un parcela de 16 hectáreas, el "Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot" (LFDP) ubicado en el Bosque Nacional del Caribe en Puerto Rico (conocido localmente como "el Yunque") y necesita ocho (8) voluntarios para trabajar en este censo. Baje el anuncio con más detalles: (Versión en español) - 17 Marzo 2006.Finally! The El Verde station's new building for lodging have been inaugurated. (more...) Now with Press Cut! -posted March 9, 2006The Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, invites applications for one tenure-track position (more...) -posted March 6, 2006

2006 Summer Internship at EVFS - deadline: 28 February 2006. Application materials online:
http://ites.upr.edu/REU/. See Details. - posted Jan 26, 2006

A press release regarding a Science paper written using data from the Luquillo Forest Dynmaics plot. (See Details) - posted Jan 26, 2006

See January 2006 LUQ Newsletter, and the rest at the publications section of this web site.

LUQ IM "Gotitas del Saber" - last posted October 5, 2005

Marcela's Defense announcement: Marcela Suárez MS thesis on birds - posted Dec 15, 2005 LUQ grad students, Nancy Harris, from SUNY-ESF, is featured on the NSF web page: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104332&org=olpa&from=news

Volunteers and Technicians to be hired for the next LFDP Sensus (Anuncio Español para Técnicos y Voluntarios, English ad for Technicians and Volunteers)

Revision of the LUQ LTER Information System (Including DM Reports, and LTER sites and LUQ Software preferences) Book 2000 Outline - April 5, 2000

About Summer Internship at the EVFS  - Feb 22, 2000

Proposal LTER 3 - Feb 15, 2000 Web Form to submit data requests on-line -Feb 15, 2000 ("to be filled out if data will be retrieved from this Web")

History of Requests to LTER Data Management- 12/20/1999

Memo to submit references and their abstract on the Web- October 30, 1999

Regression relationships of air temperature and elevation along an elevation gradient in the (LEF), Puerto Rico-8/16/1999 YEAR 2000 and ITES - posted Feb 26, 1999

Access to LUQ's online photos: On Georges: September 21, 1998



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