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We held the last workshop of the Novus RCN from Sept. 28-29! Thirty participants from seven nations gathered at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire to discuss past progress and new directions in biogeochemical response to disturbance. The format of the … Continue reading →

Check out this interesting article from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies about the historic/paleoecological context for modern beetle outbreaks in the western U.S. This features Novus participants including Jesse Morris. http://e360.yale.edu/features/small-pests-big-problems-the-global-spread-of-bark-beetles

CANQUA – AMQUA 2018 Call for session proposals Joint meeting of the Canadian and American Quaternary Associations, Ottawa, Canada, August 7-11 2018 The CANQUA – AMQUA 2018 Organizing Committee invites proposals for sessions of interest to the Quaternary research community. … Continue reading →

The British Ecological Society is looking for active ecological researchers to join the Editorial Boards of Functional Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology and Methods in Ecology and Evolution. The full details are here Apply by September 1, … Continue reading →

A postdoctoral position is available focused on the temporal aspects of interactions among biogeochemistry, paleoecology, and global change. The postdoc will perform original research on topics in paleoenvironmental change, especially related to long-term biogeochemistry and disturbance, in collaboration with supervisor … Continue reading →

There is another good Novus-relevant AGU session, for your consideration and potential abstract submission in the next few days. It is being co-organized by Simon Goring who can be contacted with any questions:<simon.j.goring@gmail.com> Session ID#: 26532 Session Description: A key … Continue reading →

If you are considering presenting at the American Geophysical Union meeting in December (New Orleans!), please consider submitting your abstract to the following session, which is strongly Novus-themed. Submit by August 2 here. Feel free to contact Dr. Tara Hudiburg with any … Continue reading →

WildFIRE PIRE is a large research and training project to understand interactions among humans, climate, and fire activity in four study regions on Earth (including northern and southern hemisphere locations). As the project wraps up, we would like to share … Continue reading →

Here is an interesting video about a new experiment at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire to understand the impacts of ice storms on northern hardwood forests. We will be visiting this experiment during the … Continue reading →