Describes the then-24 projects of the LTER and the fundamental and applied ecological issues that can be understood only through a long-term approach. Authors: John E. Hobbie, Stephen R. Carpenter, Nancy B. Grimm, James R. Gosz, and Timothy R. Seastedt. From BioScience, January 2003/Vol. 53 No. 1.
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LTER at ESA, 2026

2026 Site Exchanges Announced

Shirah Strock | Virginia Coast Reserve LTER to Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Vivian (Lin) Hou | California Current LTER to Northeast Shelf LTER

Dr. Nicholas Medina | Morton Arboretum to Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER

Brittany Washington | Baltimore Ecosystem Study to Two Urban LTERs

Melissa Frost | Kellogg LTER to Konza LTER

Cameron Clay | Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER to Luquillo LTER

Grace Cawley | California Current LTER to Northeast Shelf LTER

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