The Caribbean FRIEND/AMIGO project is holding a meeting on Caribbean Droughts in Santo Domingo Nov 11 to 13, 2002. IITF and the Luq-LTER will be represented with the following paper:
Scatena F.N., Larsen, M.C., 2002. The Impact of hydrologic droughts on freshwater ecosystems and water supplies of the Caribbean.
In addition, the symposium will result in a edited series of papers on Caribbean Droughts. Several other LTER sponsored papers have also been recently accepted:
Scatena F.N., 2002. A survey of methods for setting minimum instream flows standards in the Caribbean basin, River Research & Applications.
Blundell A.G., Scatena F.N., Wentsel R., Sommers W., 2002 Ecological Risk Assessment using indicators of sustainability: Invasive species in the Caribbean National Forest. Journal of Forestry.
Vogt etal. 2002. Indigenous knowledge informing management of Tropical Forests: The link between Rhythms in Plant Secondary Chemistry and Lunar Cycles. Ambio Vol 31 Non. 6 Sept 2002
Finally, between Dec 29-Jan 1, Karen Beard and I will be finishing survey of the coarse woody debris plots that were established several years ago as part of the Vogt NSF CWD project.
I have finished the "El Yunque and Water" outreach poster with Cathy Pringle. It has gone to the printers, whence it should emerge in about a month. A .pdf copy of it can be seen at http:// luq.lternet.edu/~thomlins/eyandwater.pdf. My thanks to all those who gave input to this project.
Details on a recent grant to study fire ecology in Puerto Rico and in comparison to Alaska (BNZ) and Idaho (FS Station) can be at:
http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/pao/fs_today/2002/may3/r&d.htm
Click on the "More info" button for full proposal.