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A lovely ASU news piece about CAP LTER REU students who are helping to understand mosquito population dynamics in central Arizona.
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Uncovering the city’s mosquito hot spots | ASU News
Mosquitoes aren’t just a nuisance; they can carry diseases like West Nile virus, which can be transmitted to humans — and research shows their populations are on the rise in the U.S. despite city- and...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A lovely ASU news piece about CAP LTER REU students who are helping to understand mosquito population dynamics in central Arizona.
news.asu.edu/20251016-env...
news.asu.edu/20251016-env...
The CAP LTER appreciates its long-running partnership with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy monitoring ground-dwelling arthropods within the spectacular McDowell Sonoran Preserve!
September 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The CAP LTER appreciates its long-running partnership with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy monitoring ground-dwelling arthropods within the spectacular McDowell Sonoran Preserve!
CAP data contributed to BioTIME, the largest biodiversity time-series database that gives unprecedented insight into global biodiversity. BioTIME just released an updated v.2.0 of this incredible database. Thanks to all at BioTIME for this herculean effort!
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BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The up...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
CAP data contributed to BioTIME, the largest biodiversity time-series database that gives unprecedented insight into global biodiversity. BioTIME just released an updated v.2.0 of this incredible database. Thanks to all at BioTIME for this herculean effort!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How do lizards respond to ecohydrologic conditions in an arid, urban environment? Check out this study by CAP LTER investigator @lizardphd.bsky.social and colleagues to learn more!
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
Drought and Vegetation Lag Effects Influence Lizard Abundance: A 10‐Year Study of Perennial and Intermittent Urban River Areas
Animals living in urban desert ecosystems are affected by temperature extremes and altered hydrological regimes. Cities can alter both the physical and biotic environment by increasing temperature an...
doi.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
How do lizards respond to ecohydrologic conditions in an arid, urban environment? Check out this study by CAP LTER investigator @lizardphd.bsky.social and colleagues to learn more!
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
CAP LTER students - a cool opportunity to learn data science and modeling skills!
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April 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
CAP LTER students - a cool opportunity to learn data science and modeling skills!
csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Roadshows
na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Roadshows
na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
A nice note from AGU about a paper that uses CAP LTER data!
"We are delighted to share that your work, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles on behalf of American Geophysical Union, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023"
doi.org/10.1029/2022...
"We are delighted to share that your work, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles on behalf of American Geophysical Union, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023"
doi.org/10.1029/2022...
Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts
Globally, the most bioavailable elements (Ca, Mg, and K) are amongst the most abundant in the crust, but N is more abundant than predicted
Bioavailability was controlled by soil pH, organic matte...
doi.org
April 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A nice note from AGU about a paper that uses CAP LTER data!
"We are delighted to share that your work, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles on behalf of American Geophysical Union, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023"
doi.org/10.1029/2022...
"We are delighted to share that your work, published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles on behalf of American Geophysical Union, has ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 2023"
doi.org/10.1029/2022...
Snakes in the front yard? Check out this great article by several CAP investigators looking at the environmental drivers associated with snake removal in the Phoenix area!
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
Beyond the front yard: investigating environmental drivers of residential snake removals across two spatial scales in a desert city - Urban Ecosystems
In urban and suburban areas, wildlife and people are often in close quarters, leading to human-wildlife interactions (HWI). Understanding how wildlife interacts with humans and the built environment i...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Snakes in the front yard? Check out this great article by several CAP investigators looking at the environmental drivers associated with snake removal in the Phoenix area!
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
Land use and land cover change is the backdrop for much of urban ecological research. CAP LTER postdoc Jeff Haight has put together a wonderful overview and catalogue of CAP LTER products in this area. Check it out on the CAP LTER website!
globalfutures.asu.edu/caplter/?pro...
globalfutures.asu.edu/caplter/?pro...
Geospatial data | Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research
CAP LTER researchers are continually working to use remote sensing methods to monitor the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of landscape and climate conditions.
globalfutures.asu.edu
March 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Land use and land cover change is the backdrop for much of urban ecological research. CAP LTER postdoc Jeff Haight has put together a wonderful overview and catalogue of CAP LTER products in this area. Check it out on the CAP LTER website!
globalfutures.asu.edu/caplter/?pro...
globalfutures.asu.edu/caplter/?pro...
Check out this joint venture among several LTER sites, the EDI, and NEON to connect ad hoc units in the data holdings of those respective organizations with the QUDT units ontology!
go.nature.com/4i0HaEE
go.nature.com/4i0HaEE
Using Annotations to Link Metadata to Ontologies
Connecting ad hoc units with units in an ontology is a first step towards using metadata annotations to enhance the interoperability and reusability of environmental data.
go.nature.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Check out this joint venture among several LTER sites, the EDI, and NEON to connect ad hoc units in the data holdings of those respective organizations with the QUDT units ontology!
go.nature.com/4i0HaEE
go.nature.com/4i0HaEE
A lovely piece in ASU News highlighting work by CAP LTER investigators Nancy Grimm and Tamara Harms on wildfire in arid regions
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New interdisciplinary research highlights wildfire impacts on water and ecosystems in arid regions | ASU News
As wildfires increasingly threaten arid regions, a new conceptual framework developed by a team of researchers offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between fire, water quality and ecosystem ...
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February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A lovely piece in ASU News highlighting work by CAP LTER investigators Nancy Grimm and Tamara Harms on wildfire in arid regions
news.asu.edu/20250220-env...
news.asu.edu/20250220-env...