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Slideshow: LTER Winter Sampling on “Unusually” Thick Ice

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Remember the polar vortex? It was just a vague memory before we stumbled across the following post from our archives. Perhaps we had blocked out memories of the winter of subzero temps cold enough to close down schools strictly on a windchill basis. But one thing is certain – it was a good year for …

CSI Limnology: Team-Building Crucial for “Team Science”

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by Samantha Oliver Around the world, more and more scientists are working together to answer some of our biggest biological and ecological questions. Science is often seen as a private enterprise carried out in an individual’s lab. But, today, especially in ecological circles, it involves gigantic datasets from far-flung locations and a dedicated team of …