Home - LTER LTER research integrates many disciplines to understand ecological processes as they play out at individual sites, while synthetic studies reveal broader principles that operate at a global scale
About the Network - LTER The LTER Network was founded in 1980 by the National Science Foundation with the recognition that long-term research could help unravel the principles and processes of ecological science, which frequently involves long-lived species, legacy influences, and rare events
Sites Archive - LTER Site profiles contain key information on research, history, people, institutional affiliations, and location for each LTER site as well as links to additional site information For information on the Network as a whole, please contact the LTER Network Office
International - LTER The International LTER Network was founded on the model of the U S LTER Network and operates as a network of country-based networks Its focus is on long-term, place-based research from an ecosystem perspective It includes 44 member networks and over 800 sites in almost every biome on Earth
Using LTER Data - LTER The LTER Network makes data available online with as few restrictions as possible LTER data is reviewed for errors and inconsistencies and thoroughly documented so that it can be incorporated into broader comparative and synthetic studies
How We Work - LTER Find more information on current synthesis working groups and past working groups on the LTER web site The Network Office issues regular calls for synthesis working group proposals, which are open to scientists from within and outside the LTER Network
McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER Overview Background The McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Project is an interdisciplinary study of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in a cold desert region of Antarctica
Central Arizona – Phoenix LTER In addressing these questions, CAP LTER researchers focus on a broad geographic area in central Arizona and metropolitan Phoenix where two major desert tributaries of the Colorado River, the Salt and Gila Rivers, converge
Baltimore Ecosystem Study - LTER Below are descriptions of the major research efforts undertaken by the BES LTER In addition to these overviews, please refer to highlighted publications (below) and to the bibliography of BES papers (which includes over 1500 publications)
LTER History - LTER LTER Technology Committee identifies and recommends technology requirements and criteria to meet primary LTER Network research goals (global change assessment and comparative studies of ecological phenomena and theories)