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QuebradaSonadora.Luquillo. William H McDowll

Quebrada Sonadora stream is monitored as part of the Luquillo LTER in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Data from this site, and countless others across the world, were used in the synthesis.

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The irrigation transect experiment used a sprinkler system to water the prairie for twenty-five years. Researchers manipulated the experiment to search for legacy effects on the grassland.

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Rainfall exclusion shelters keep natural precipitation off of small prairie plots. Researchers use these to simulate drought.

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The irrigation transect experiment at the Konza Prairie LTER runs aliong the entire reserve, from the lowlands to the highlands.

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Coweeta researchers find that soil microbes in historically disturbed forests are less resilient following drought conditions.

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Serina Wittyngham (left) and Kinsey Tedford (right) stand next to their freshly installed Chronolog station at the Virginia Coast Reserve

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The Chronolog station at the Niwot Ridge LTER captures changes to the alpine tundra. Community members still manage to contribute photos to this remote site.