@conference {JRN54505,
	title = {LTAR linkages with other research networks: Capitalizing on network interconnections},
	booktitle = {American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting},
	year = {2015},
	month = {12/2015},
	publisher = {AGU},
	organization = {AGU},
	address = {San Francisco, CA},
	abstract = {<p>Agro-ecosystem Research (LTAR) Network, the National Science Foundation{\textquoteright}s Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, the National Ecological Observation Network (NEON), and the USDA{\textquoteright}s Climate Hub Network. Each of these networks has distinct functions, missions, operational characteristics, and distinct scientific and management sub-cultures (though some are fairly new and developing). Some are a fairly independent collection of research sites functioning as a network in name only, and others are truly working to develop a research synergy that could be holistic and uniquely productive. All have real scientific value, and collectively represent an investment in US research infrastructure in biology and agriculture in excess of $3B. To effectively utilize and exploit this unique research infrastructure will require a concerted effort to meld attributes of each to the benefits of their common stakeholders. Real opportunities exist to collectively utilize this infrastructure to address grand research challenges.</p>
},
	author = {Kris Havstad}
}
