LUQ LTER 3 Proposal Index
Section 1 Results From Prior NSF Support
1.1 Major Findings
1.1.1 Disturbance regime
1.1.2 Hurricane disturbance and recovery
1.1.3 Human disturbance and recovery
1.1.4 Interactions between disturbances
1.1.5 Beyond tabonuco forest
1.1.6 Cross-site studies
1.1.7 Major publications
1.1.8 Human resources
1.2 Response to Previous Reviewers'
Comments
1.2.1 Conceptual framework
1.2.2 Data management:
1.2.3 Cross-site comparisons
Section 2 Proposed Research
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual Approach
2.3 Measurements of Long-Term
Changes in Climatic, Biotic, and Biogeochemical Characteristics Resulting from
Disturbance in Tabonuco Forest
2.3.1 Background and approach
2.3.2 Disturbance experiments
2.4 Experiments to Test how
Disturbance Alters Detrital Dynamics in Tabonuco Forest
2.4.1 Background and approach
2.4.2 Experiment 1 - Canopy Trimming Experiment
2.4.3 Experiment 2 - Detritivore Functional Group Experiment
2.4.4 Synthesis and integration
2.5 Experiments and Measurements Along Gradients of Climate and Species Richness
2.5.1 Background and approach
2.5.2 Variation in biotic communities and soils with elevation
2.5.3 Litter and detrital dynamics along the elevation gradient of the LEF
2.5.4 Linking litter, soils and watersheds
2.6 Comparison of results from
LUQ with other LTER and non-LTER sites
2.7 Synthesis
Section 3 Site Management
Section 4 Data and Information Management
4.1 Goals and Objectives
4.2 Historical Perspective
4.3 Current System
4.3.1 A common information management framework (CIMF)
4.3.2 The role of the information manager in research
4.3.3 Filing data in the IMS
4.3.4 Making data available on the LUQ Web site
4.3.5 Participation of LUQ in Network activities.
4.4 Future Developments
Section 5 Outreach Activities
5.1 Educational Activities
5.2 Local activities
5.3 International activities
Section 6 Literature Cited