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Key Findings

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Indirect Indicators of Rapid Warming in the Arctic

Arctic LTER
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Transport and Transformation of Carbon in Aquatic Systems

Arctic LTER
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Wildfire and thermokarst: impacts and recovery

Arctic LTER
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Determining Optimal Irrigation Regimes for Residential Landscapes

Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER
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Effects of the 2008 Great Recession on Residential Landscapes

Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER
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Plant Mediated Control of Surface Hydrology in a Constructed Wetland

Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER
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Urbanization Patterns and their Impacts on Biotic Diversity

Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER
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Disturbance Produces Multi-Decadal Legacies

Andrews Forest LTER
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Scaling Up to the Catchment

Coweeta LTER
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Forest Biodiversity

Coweeta LTER
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Future Nitrogen Cycling

Coweeta LTER
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Climate Change and Habitat

Coweeta LTER
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Clean Water and Land Markets

Coweeta LTER
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Predicting Regional Climate

Coweeta LTER
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Controlling Plant Invaders

Coweeta LTER
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Importance of Household Decisions

Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER
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Mapping Urban Lands

Baltimore Ecosystem Study
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Perceptions of Justice

Baltimore Ecosystem Study
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Islands of Green

Baltimore Ecosystem Study
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BES LTER scientist sampling water at a long-term suburban watershed site in Baltimore County, MD.

Urban Watersheds

Baltimore Ecosystem Study
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