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All LTER Network mailing lists use the lternet.edu domain. To send mail to a network mailing list, follow the format: mailing-list-name@lternet.edu Working committees and interest-based lists The full working committees often include LTER and non-LTER members, in addition to the designated site representatives addressed above.
New to the Network
Welcome to the LTER Network! Whether you are a new graduate student, an information manager, an education professional, or an experienced investigator with a new LTER site, you are joining a community of researchers with a rich history of ecological discovery and collaboration. Here, you will find the information you need to navigate your first… Read more »
Network Leadership
LTER Science Council Evelyn Gaiser, PhD chairs the LTER Science Council, which is responsible for the scientific direction of the LTER Network. She assumed this leadership role in May 2023, replacing Diane McKnight. Dr. Gaiser has led the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER since 2007. Her research focuses on how algae can be “sentinels” of environmental changes occurring… Read more »
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Alligators, rulers of the swamps, link marine and freshwater ecosystems
Ecologists at the National Science Foundation (NSF) Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER site, one of 28 NSF LTER sites in the U.S. and around the world, used radio or GPS transmitters to track alligators’ wanderings for as long as four months, placing the instruments on the backs of the ‘gators.
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Species shrinkage in America’s national suburban ecosystem
Although the modern “American Dream” is no longer defined by white picket fences, this perception of the “ideal” homestead still holds some influence on cultural norms: cookie-cutter houses lining a cul-de-sac, each with a pristinely manicured green lawn. A collaborative study of residential lawns near several LTER sites found that the quest for this suburban… Read more »
Tracking the king of the swamp
Credit: Alexander Montuschi. CC BY-NC 2.0.Radio transmitters have moved beyond the days of talking to your friends through walkie talkies. They are now being used to track alligators, the rulers of the swamp, to learn more about their movements between freshwater and marine environments. Once attached, the GPS and radio transmission devices can track the… Read more »
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