Who We Are

We are over 2000 researchers at 28 sites who apply long-term observation, experiments, and modeling to understand how ecological systems function over decades. Read All…

Research

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. Read All…

Education

Long-term relationships with schools, community groups, resource managers, and landowners provide a foundation for innovative education and outreach programs. Undergraduate and graduate students benefit from working with a diverse and close-knit community of researchers. Read All…

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NCEAS @nceas·

25 Sep

Calling all researchers interested in advancing the science of #EcosystemAssessments! Exciting new opportunity to harness the power of #Microsoft #AIforEarth and #NCEAS for innovative #synthesisscience. https://t.co/ysaWcotVgw

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NCEAS @nceas·

22 Sep

Now more than ever it's important to think about how #SynthesisScience is relevant to our changing world. Lend your voice, help set the research agenda of the future. #WomenInAcademia #BlackAcademics #QueerSTEM #ECRchat #LatinProfessor #AISES Apply https://t.co/zu2H2EOVwh

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NCEAS @nceas·

23 Sep

Celebrating @kaitlyngaynor who not only leads fascinating human-wildlife coexistence research, but has helped spearhead our Strategic Plan for #DiversityandInclusion. Check out her @ScienceMagazine pub on how humans influence wildlife behavior https://t.co/iKAD9XaA34 #NPAW2020

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KBS LTER @KBSLTER·

25 Sep

Collaborative team, including @JenLauEvoEco from the @KBSLTER, awarded $12.5 million for new NSF Biology Integration Institute! The interdisciplinary team will integrate recent discoveries about the impact of microbial symbiosis on evolution and ecology. https://t.co/jAMx30gc7R

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CCST Science Fellows @CCSTFellows·

24 Sep

Are you a PhD scientist or engineer interested in working in California policy? JOIN US for an info session on the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Oct. 15 at 12pm (pacific).

Application opens Dec. 1!

REGISTER:
https://t.co/loXTwgBFvZ

#scipol #scicomm @CCSTorg

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Konza Director @KonzaDirector·

24 Sep

Video of Monarchs roosting in a tree at Konza Prairie en route to their winter nesting grounds much further south...
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Cedar Creek ESR @CedarCreekESR·

25 Sep

The team @CedarCreekESR @USLTER clipped & sorted to species > 6 km of 10 cm wide biomass strips this year! Thank you for maintaining these long-term data! @umncbs @ForestIsbell @e_seabloom @CavenderG9 @UMNFuN @ramontgomery_mn @e_borer
The maskless photo is not from this year!

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