The Maps and Locals Project (MALS)
Information Tables
Table 1: Participants
Site Name & Weblink |
Person Filling Out Survey |
Other Participants |
Emails |
Team Members & Resources |
LTER sites funded to be part of MALs |
Andrews LTER (AND) [homepage] |
Hannah Gosnell, Tom Spies |
Myrica McCune |
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Denise Lach, Brent Steel, Tom Spies, Hannah Gosnell, Warren Cohen, Myrica McCune (grad), Teresa Valentine |
Arctic LTER (ARC) [homepage] |
Gary Kofinas |
Skip Walker |
gary.kofinas@alaska.edu |
Shauna BurnSilver, Terry Chapin |
Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ) [homepage] |
Gary Kofinas |
Dave McGuire |
gary.kofinas@alaska.edu |
Shauna BurnSilver, Terry Chapin |
California Current Ecosystem (CCE) [homepage] |
Ralf Goericke |
Junge Jang |
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Coweeta LTER (CWT) [homepage] |
Ted Gragson,
John Chamblee |
John F. Chamblee |
chamblee@uga.edu |
Team includes PhD scientists, graduate students (MA/PhD), 2 undergrads in anthropology, geography, forestry, and economics |
Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) [homepage] |
Merryl Alber |
John Carpenter, Daniel Runfola |
jcarp@uga.edu
drunfola@clarku.edu |
Gil Pontius is collaborating with us on this effort. Dan Runfola is a grad student at Clark. John Carpenter is an IM at the GCE |
Jornada Basin (JRN) [homepage] |
Rhonda Skaggs, Nathan Sayre |
Michaela Buenamann |
elabuen@nmsu.edu |
LTER funded geography masters student, working with M. Buenamann |
Kellogg Biological Station[homepage] |
Suzanne Sippel |
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sippel@kbs.msu.edu |
I am our spatial data specialist at KBS. I will need to talk to our social scientists to judge their interest. |
Konza LTER (KNZ) [homepage] |
John Harrington |
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jharrin@ksu.edu |
Geographer/land change scientist, anthropologist, GISci specialist, biologist with GISci training; 1 faculty, 2 full-time support |
Luquillo LTER (LUQ) [homepage] |
Maria Uriarte |
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Grad students; we have no social scientists, mostly natural scientist with interest and knowledge of geography |
Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT) [homepage] |
Hope Humphries |
Patrick Bourgeron |
pbourgeron@psu.edu |
Two landscape ecologists with strong interest in social-ecological systems and land-use/land cover change issues |
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) [homepage] |
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John Moore |
jcmoore@nrel.colostate.edu |
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Other Collaborating LTER sites |
Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) [homepage] |
Morgan Grove |
Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne |
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Sociologists, geographers, spatial analysts, GIS technician, resource economists |
Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP) [homepage] |
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Marcia Nation |
marcia.nation@asu.edu |
Boone, Kelli Larson, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Abby York, Amber Wutich, Milan Strestha (post-doc). We have a land fragmentation project that connects well with your effort. Contact Chris Boone about this. |
Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) [homepage] |
Jeff Onsted |
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jonsted@fiu.edu |
2 geographers, 1 anthropologist, grad students, ? |
Hubbard Brook LTER (HBR) [homepage] |
Laura Schneider |
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laschnei@rci.rutgers.edu |
geographer and (potentially) a demographer |
North Temperate Lakes (NTL) [homepage] |
Kate Anderson |
Barbara Benson |
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Two economists (1 PI, 1 tech), several grad students in Agricultural Economics, several limnologists (Pis), one agronomist (PI) |
Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE) [homepage] |
Gil Pontius |
Hap Garritt |
rpontius@clarku.edu |
Colin Polsky |
Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) [homepage] |
Kyle Cavanaugh |
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kyle@icess.ucsb.edu |
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Other Collaborating non-LTER Sites |
ECN-Cairngorm, Scotland |
Jan Dick |
Chris Andrews |
c.andrews@cort.ac.uk [?] |
We have a small team of currently both work a lot with fellows and students currently are of each [?] |
Soule, W Pyrenees, France |
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Florent Hautefeuille (GIS) |
florent.hautefeuille@univ_tloez.fr[?] |
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Vaud-Swiss Northern Alps |
Loic Pellissier |
Christophe Vaudin,
Marcia Nation,
Stevan Earl |
loic.pellissier@unil.ch
christophe.vaudin@colorado.edu
marcia.nation@asu.edu
stevan.earl@asu.edu |
2 PhDs, 1 post doc, possible grad students |
Table 2: Site Descriptions
Site Name & Weblink |
Site Description |
Site Size |
LTER sites funded to be part of MALs |
Andrews LTER (AND) [homepage] |
Andrews LTER plus surrounding area: McKenzie River Basin down to confluence with Willamette River |
Approx. 50 x 50km |
Arctic LTER (ARC) [homepage] |
The site is Arctic Alaska –with a MALS focus on the Prudhoe Oil Fields |
5km x 5 km |
Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ) [homepage] |
Interior Alaska – with a MALS focus on the Yukon River Basin |
100km x 100km |
California Current Ecosystem (CCE) [homepage] |
Ocean off Southern California up to 400 miles offshore |
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Coweeta LTER (CWT) [homepage] |
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Buncumble County: 1709 km2, Macon County: 1350 km2 |
Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) [homepage] |
Watersheds of Sapelo Sound, Doboy Sound, the Duplin River, and the downstream portion of the Altamaha River [?]. |
Approx 60 x 40 km |
Jornada Basin (JRN) [homepage] |
Las Cruces NM in the center |
Approx 40 x 60 km |
Kellogg Biological Station[homepage] |
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50 x 50 km |
Konza LTER (KNZ) [homepage] |
Riley Pott Geary Wabursee Counties |
Approx 75 x 75 km |
Luquillo LTER (LUQ) [homepage] |
Area surrounding Luquillo Forest. Not sure about area |
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Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT) [homepage] |
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Immediate surroundings of Niwot Ridge, approx 10 x 10 km; area surrounding the town of Nederland, approx 20km south of Niwot Ridge, approx 5 x 5 km |
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) [homepage] |
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Other Collaborating LTER sites |
Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) [homepage] |
Baltimore City and County |
100s km x 100s km |
Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP) [homepage] |
Could include metro Phoenix to metro Tucson area or maybe just main CAP area |
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Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) [homepage] |
Redlands |
10 x 10 km |
Hubbard Brook LTER (HBR) [homepage] |
Grafton County NH |
4,000 km2 |
North Temperate Lakes (NTL) [homepage] |
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Northern Highland Lake District, approx 100 x 100 km (Vilas County); Madison (or Yahara) Lake District, approx 50 x 50 km (Yahara watershed) |
Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE) [homepage] |
26 towns that touch two Watersheds |
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Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) [homepage] |
Santa Barbara Channel including northern channel islands |
Approx 100 x 100 km |
Other Collaborating non-LTER Sites |
ECN-Cairngorm, Scotland |
We have a three level nested assessment [?] as per ISSE approach to ecosystem services assessment [?] of ILTER. |
Smallest area is 10 km2, largest is 3800 km2 |
Soule, W Pyrenees, France |
Soule watershed: 30 x 15 km; 300-2500m elevation |
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Vaud-Swiss Northern Alps |
Alpine site 500-3000m altitude with forested areas and open meadows. Grasslands are used for cows/sheep and to produce dry grass for wintering. |
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Table 3: Maps
Site Name & Weblink |
Maps? |
# Points in Time |
Categories |
Map Descriptions |
Years Encompassed |
LTER sites funded to be part of MALs |
Andrews LTER (AND) [homepage] |
yes |
4 (maybe more) |
conifer, deciduous, mixed & 3 classes of developed land; pasture, crops, water |
USFS, NLCD (Gil has the info) |
38, 92, 01, 2050 (3 scenarios) |
Arctic LTER (ARC) [homepage] |
no |
3 |
lake; road; infrastructure; wet tundra, dry tundra |
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1982; 1989; 2009 |
Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ) [homepage] |
no |
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California Current Ecosystem (CCE) [homepage] |
no |
Will collect data for maps as part of the project |
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70s, 80s, 90s, 00s |
Coweeta LTER (CWT) [homepage] |
yes |
5 points in time |
NLCD standard for all |
USGS various series, in hand, digital; DGM 10 m, in hand; Aerial photography 1:12,000; Extent: 60,000 km2 "So App" [southern Appalachia?] |
Approx 1930-present |
Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) [homepage] |
yes |
5 points in time |
low development, high development, forested wetland, evergreen forest, deciduous forest |
5 years: GA GAP analysis |
74, 85, 91, 01, 05 |
Jornada Basin (JRN) [homepage] |
no |
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Kellogg Biological Station[homepage] |
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I would need to do a land cover analysis |
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MIRIS-land cover, 1978, imagine format, from landsat, 30 m with ground truth; National land cover data, 1992; I could prepare a landcover map for present from landsat or higher resolution imagery |
78, 92, 08 |
Konza LTER (KNZ) [homepage] |
yes |
At least 2, hoping for 5 |
grassland, forest, agricultural, urban, water, similar for all maps |
based on remote sensing of landsat TM |
90 and 05; hoping to do 85, 95, 2000 |
Luquillo LTER (LUQ) [homepage] |
yes |
4 points in time |
closed forest, water, coconut groves (?), open forest, urban, pasture, agriculture, other |
15m-30m depending on period |
50, 77, 91, 00 |
Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT) [homepage] |
yes |
10 points in time for Niwot Ridge, 3 points in time for Nederland. However, imagery must be categorized. |
forested, non-forested vegetated, non-vegetated undisturbed, developed/disturbed |
Resolution of all 1 m or better. All Niwot Ridge images orthorectified; Nederland to be done. Variety of types: black and white, natural color, color IR. All cover areas of interest and are available. |
Niwot Ridge: 38/46, 53, 72, 85, 99, 02, 04, 06, 08; Nederland: 38/46, 74, 08 |
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) [homepage] |
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Other Collaborating LTER sites |
Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) [homepage] |
yes |
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urban, non-urban |
USGS 7.5' quads, scanned, need to convert to GIS |
1930-1990 |
Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP) [homepage] |
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Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) [homepage] |
yes |
4 (maybe 5) |
developed, row & field, orchards, nurseries, other, can be more |
These are land USE maps, not land cover, and they are created by the county. They are in vector format and cover the "lived in" part of the county, excluding much of the ENP. |
94, 98, 01, 03, 06 |
Hubbard Brook LTER (HBR) [homepage] |
yes |
3 points in time |
Binary maps: land clear/not clear 1860-2001: 10 classes [?] |
1860: digitize; 1930: aerial photographs; 2001 remote sensing |
1860-2001 |
North Temperate Lakes (NTL) [homepage] |
yes |
3 points in time for 2 sites, plus 3 points in time for Dane County (home of Yahara Lake District) |
aggregated from 17 categories;
forest, wetland, agriculture, low-density developed, high-density developed |
Source: remote sensing at NTL. Raster (1 m) or shape file. Fully compatible over time. |
NHLD: 30, 60, 90; YLD: 37, 62, 95; Dane County (not sent yet): 90, 00, 05 |
Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE) [homepage] |
yes |
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21-40 categories |
digitized from aerial photos |
1971-2005 |
Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) [homepage] |
yes |
Approx 30-40 for kelp canopy. We have a large amount of imagery of terrestrial areas that could be turned into land cover but I will have to investigate the status of that data |
kelp, water |
Kelp canopy derived from Landsat (30m) and SPOT (10m) |
1984-present |
Other Collaborating non-LTER Sites |
ECN-Cairngorm, Scotland |
yes |
2-3 probably |
forested, moorland, grassland, urban |
Historical maps, OS at various times [?], aerial photographs, and of course google |
late 17th century-various I do not know off hand |
Soule, W Pyrenees, France |
yes |
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forest, fern, meadows, crops, urban, all the same |
Old cadaster from the 18th, 19th centuries through actual cadaster; all compatible |
Mid 18th c, mid 19th c, last 50 years |
Vaud-Swiss Northern Alps |
yes |
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several types of meadows according to land use |
Shapefile obtained by interrogating farmers on their use of the meadows. Could easily be extended. |
2000-2005 |
Table 4: Major Drivers & Implications
Site Name & Weblink |
Major Drivers |
Implications to ES |
Implications to Locals |
Most Relevant Drivers to LTER research |
LTER sites funded to be part of MALs |
Andrews LTER (AND) [homepage] |
logging/timber, agriculture, development, hydro development, roads, fire |
Spotted owl habitat |
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logging, development, agriculture |
Arctic LTER (ARC) [homepage] |
development and climate change |
subsistence resources |
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Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ) [homepage] |
climate change |
subsistence resources abundance, distribution & movement, and access |
nutritional value to locals |
fire, drying, changes in boreal forest, moose |
California Current Ecosystem (CCE) [homepage] |
ocean circulation, ocean stratification, winds |
hanging habitat boundaries; Changing supply of nutrients driving production; Driver of upwelling rates and thus coastal production |
Changing location of fishing grounds |
ocean circulation, ocean stratification |
Coweeta LTER (CWT) [homepage] |
land conversion, real estate development, road construction, in-migration |
Water, soil loss, productivity; soil loss, aesthetics, biotic; water, soil loss, erosion process; |
Socio-political organization; house construction; ownership; house construction; economics (e.g., tax base) |
land conversion, real estate development, in-migration |
Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) [homepage] |
coastal development, watershed changes upstream, dikes and drainage channels |
Changes in water runoff from impervious surfaces; Changes in pine forests/mgt; ditching; |
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coastal development |
Jornada Basin (JRN) [homepage] |
population growth, Land ownership (BLM disposal), Changing traditions (agriculture less productive/lucrative) |
Habitat fragmentation; Decreasing groundwater/surface water quality; Increased flooding risk |
In-migration by retirees, university and military employees; low cost of living is also a driver; Decreased quality of life if entire area becomes urbanized; Increased availability of cultural services |
population growth and its drivers |
Kellogg Biological Station[homepage] |
factors affecting agriculture |
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Huge change in services |
changes in agriculture |
Konza LTER (KNZ) [homepage] |
urban growth, change in agricultural production, woody invasion |
fragmentation of landscape, woody invasion; Change in disturbance frequency |
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all |
Luquillo LTER (LUQ) [homepage] |
Suburbanization and road building |
First reforestation, then deforestation and fragmentation; Erosion; Water quality and quantity |
Water quality and flow; Probability of landslides |
suburbanization |
Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT) [homepage] |
mining and road building, timber cutting, development in wildland-urban interface, wildfire, mountain pine beetle infestation (future impact), recreation |
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Niwot Ridge: historical mining, road building, and tree cutting; wildfire; Nederland: development in wildland-urban interface, wildfire, pine beetle infestation |
Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) [homepage] |
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Other Collaborating LTER sites |
Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) [homepage] |
Industrialization and urbanization associated with WWII war effort |
Increasing population and employment; Suburbanization; Increasing government subsidies |
Conversion of agricultural land to residential use; Decline in Chesapeake Bay regional resources; Recovery of Baltimore Inner Harbor |
industrialization and suburbanization |
Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP) [homepage] |
Sale of public lands: state lands sold into private ownership for conversion to development |
Declining air and water quality; Increasing impervious surface |
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Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) [homepage] |
Zoning (5 acre min lot size for agriculture); Zoning (easily changed agriculture to development); Decentralized planning system; Climate change; Hydrological conditions |
Food crops to nurseries; Different water [use?]; Sea level rise, loss of land, loss of fresh water; Restoration of sheetflow (CCFRP) |
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Understanding the mechanisms by which zoning is changed is crucial since these changes are a necessary prerequisite to LUC. |
Hubbard Brook LTER (HBR) [homepage] |
Agriculture from 1860-1890; Suburbanization from 1920s-2001; roads, elevation |
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Spatial variables are important (roads, elevation) however, understanding process of suburbanization is critical to understand new patterns of change |
North Temperate Lakes (NTL) [homepage] |
YLD: Conversion of agriculture and wetland to developed. Linked to population growth, highway construction, changing cultural norms to prefer large suburban homes with yards, diversification of economy from agriculture, agglomeration of farms, annexation of unincorporated land. NHLD: Conversion of forest to developed, linked to increased demand for vacation second home on a lake. |
Increase in impervious surfaces leading to increased run-off and eutrophication |
Farmers gain by selling land to development; Risky decrease in prime farmland; All citizens benefit by increase in tax base |
population growth, farm agglomeration, decrease of farm profitability |
Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE) [homepage] |
Residential growth |
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Watering Restrictions; Shellfish Industry Collapse |
suburbanization |
Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC) [homepage] |
Wave driven mortality of kelp (drives annual biomass and NPP) |
Marine nutrient levels (limit growth and in extreme instances--major El Niños--can cause mortality |
Sedimentation of potential kelp habitat; Kelp harvesting |
Mortality from major storm/wave events; Nutrient limitation of growth |
Other Collaborating non-LTER Sites |
ECN-Cairngorm, Scotland |
timber extraction, creation of large estates, influx of tourists, government policy |
Long term climate regulation; Favors conservation and forestry |
Reduced fiber, cultural reduction, emigration; cultural services tourism based on wilderness, economic imbalance between visitors and locals |
government policy |
Soule, W Pyrenees, France |
human activities, cultural land use, social organization, demographic evolution |
Increase or decrease of some parts of landcover in concordance with the history (local or national) |
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human activities on long time scale |
Vaud-Swiss Northern Alps |
less farmers, more intense fertilization, denser cattle |
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change in fertilization |
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