LBA-ECO 8 th Business Meeting Charge to Working Groups

Purpose of Working Groups Enhance the Synthesis and Integration of LBA research Enhance the Synthesis and Integration of LBA research –Emphasis on activities involving more than one project team

Approach to Synthetic Work Define Products Define Products –Books, Synthetic Papers, Models, Data-sets, etc. Define Timeline for Activities Define Timeline for Activities Assign responsible individuals Assign responsible individuals Chairs report back on Saturday with observations and What-When-Who Chairs report back on Saturday with observations and What-When-Who

Science Workshops, Friday Agriculture Agriculture –Mercedes Bustamante, Paul Steudler Secondary Forests Secondary Forests –Mateus Batistella, Eric Davidson BARCA (Regional Carbon Balance Study) BARCA (Regional Carbon Balance Study) –Maria Assunção Silva Dias, John Miller

Science Workshops, Saturday Fire, Ecosystems, and the Atmosphere Fire, Ecosystems, and the Atmosphere –Paulo Artaxo, Jeff Morisette Rivers, Wetlands, and Carbon Cycling Rivers, Wetlands, and Carbon Cycling –Marcos Costa, Jeff Richey Logging and Forest Degradation Logging and Forest Degradation –Greg Asner, Carlos Souza