2020 ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 - 6)

OOS 8 - Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Scale: How the NEON Network Enables Innovative Research into the Complexities of Ecological Phenomena Across Spatio-Temporal Scales

Monday, August 3, 2020: 3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Organizer:
Natalie Robinson
Co-organizer:
Katherine M. Thibault
Moderator:
Natalie Robinson
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) provides a wealth of data spanning a range of important scales: belowground to airborne; sub-second to multi-year; point-level to regional. Scientists are increasingly using these data to investigate important questions about the influence of scale on ecological processes, through integrative approaches within- and across-network datasets. Presenters will highlight projects exploring patterns and processes for a variety of sub-disciplines, along a range of spatio-temporal gradients, and across taxonomic guilds to address the following questions: • What complex, multi-scale questions can be addressed with NEON data? • How do methods change when scaling across data products, time, or space? • When and how are NEON data being integrated with data from other networks to better understand the impact of scale on ecological phenomena? • How do results of multi-scale analyses using network data advance theory and/or understanding in ecology?
3:00 PM
Emergent grand challenges from the 2019 NEON Science Summit
R Chelsea Nagy, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer K. Balch, University of Colorado Boulder; Erin Bissell, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Megan Cattau, Boise State University; Nancy F. Glenn, Boise State University; Ben Halpern, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis; Nayani Ilangakoon, Boise State University; Brian Johnson, University of Colorado; Maxwell B. Joseph, University of Colorado; Sergio Marconi, University of Florida; Catherine O’Riordan, Ecological Society of America; James Sanovia, Oglala Lakota College; Tyson Swetnam, University of Arizona; Leah A. Wasser, University of Colorado, Boulder; Phoebe Zarnetske, Michigan State University
3:30 PM
Local- to continental-scale drivers of biodiversity across NEON
Phoebe Zarnetske, Michigan State University; Sydne Record, Bryn Mawr College; Benjamin Baiser, University of Florida; Angela L. Strecker, Portland State University; Annie C. Smith, Michigan State University; Quentin D. Read, Michigan State University; Jasper Van doninck, Michigan State University; Jonathan Knott, Purdue University; Kyla Dahlin, Michigan State University; Andrew M. Latimer, University of California Davis; Adam Wilson, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Katherine M. Thibault, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Battelle
3:45 PM
Complementarity of the NEON Biorepository and natural history collection networks for understanding ecological change across spatial, temporal, and taxonomic scales
Kelsey Yule, Arizona State University; Edward E. Gilbert, Arizona State University; Azhar P. Husain, Arizona State University; M. Andrew Johnston, Arizona State University; Laura Rocha Prado, Arizona State University; Laura Steger, Arizona State University; Nico M. Franz, Arizona State University
4:00 PM
The importance of ecological memory: Insights from LTER-NEON data synergies
Sydne Record, Bryn Mawr College; Phoebe Zarnetske, Michigan State University; Benjamin Baiser, University of Florida; Kyra Hoerr, Bryn Mawr College; Cameo Chillcut, Michigan State University; Hujei Wei, University of Florida; Beth Gerstner, Michigan State University; Angela L. Strecker, Western Washington University; Katherine M. Thibault, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Battelle; Jonathan Knott, Purdue University; Jasper Vandonink, Michigan State University
4:15 PM
PhenoSynth: A user interface to integrate phenological data across scales and observational platforms
Katharyn Duffy, Northern Arizona University; Andrew D. Richardson, Northern Arizona University; Jeffrey Morisette, U.S. Department of the Interior