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Summer Research Program in Ecology Assistant Program Coordinator/Resident Advisor | Harvard Forest LTER

(13-week position available beginning May 15, 2023) Since 1993, the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology has been an integral part of Harvard Forest’s research and education mission. In 2023, 21 undergraduate students will join the Harvard Forest community in researching the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems. The Program Assistant… Read more »

REUs at the Jornada Basin LTER

Spend your summer studying desert ecology! Projects available in wildlife, microbiology, soil science, and much more!

Spare a thought for the roots

Nutrient addition increases aboveground plant growth more than it increases belowground plant growth, suggesting that the two are not linked. 

NCEAS-LTER Community Engagement Officer

NCEAS and the LNO seek a Community Engagement Officer to lead initiatives that expand our networks and create connections across groups.

About the Network

Today, research programs at 27 LTER sites support ecological discovery on the influence of long-term and large-scale phenomenon. LTER sites also serve the wider ecological community by: Making almost 40 years of sustained observations publicly available Developing and maintaining large-scale experiments, which provide starting conditions for process-level studies, help to parameterize and test model, and… Read more »

Synthesis Science

LTER data offer an extraordinary level of context for site-based studies. When taken together, they also create a resource for answering questions about how ecosystems work at a larger, more integrated scale. The LTER synthesis working group process is designed to capitalize on the experiments, contextual knowledge, data, and creativity of the LTER Network. By… Read more »