A great meeting today near the close of #eLTER2025SC to discuss next steps in exploring what an international network of #CriticalZone networks could look like. Thanks to everyone who participated! #ecology #hydrology #EarthSciences #geology

“Thank you for being at the first eLTER Science Conference! We hope this will be a memorable event for everybody.” - prof. Jaana Bäck warmly welcomed the participants in the biggest gathering of the #eLTERcommunity so far. 📖 aca.pensoft.net/collection/4... #eLTER2025SC

Here we go! Start of the eLTER Science Conference in Tampere, #finland. Motivation for the conference: not isolating the different spheres of the Earth system (hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, etc), but instead focusing on where the spheres intersect. #ecology #globalchange #CriticalZone #hydrology #earthscience #eLTER2025SC

The 128-m tall instrument tower at the Hyytiälä forest station in #finland is an impressive sight. Continuous measurements of how matter and energy flow between the forest ecosystem and the atmosphere have been made here using this and other infrastructure for nearly 30 years. Real time data can be viewed online. https://wiki.helsinki.fi/xwiki/bin/view/SMEAR/The%20SMEAR%20Wikispace/SMEAR%20II%20%28Hyyti%C3%A4l%C3%A4%29/Online%20data/ #ecology #forest #globalchange #eLTER2025SC

A changing climate is causing the natural ranges of trees and other plants to shift. An art installation by Agnes Meyer-Brandis called the “Office for Tree Migration” at the Hyytiälä forest station in #Finland presents this concept in a provocative series of time lapse images. #ecology #forest #trees #globalchange #eLTER2025SC

Interesting visit this morning to the Lakkasuo-Siikaneva peatland monitoring site in #finland. Great science studying greenhouse gases and carbon source-sink relationships in real time. #ecology #environment #CriticalZone #eLTER2025SC