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Readings About LTER

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Waide, R., Thomas, M. (2012). “Long Term Ecological Research Network”, Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Ebert-May, D., K. Williams, E. P. Weber, J. Hodder, D. Luckie. (2004). Principles in ecology and education: Practicing scientific inquiry. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, in press. Knapp, A.K., M. D. Smith, S. L. Collins, N. Zambatis, M…. Read more »

Cohort Timeline

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Funding for LTER sites is renewed every six years. The 28 sites are divided into three cohorts to spread out the process of review and renewal. At the mid-point of each funding period, each site undergoes an external review organized by NSF. The schedule below was updated in July 2018. LTER Renewal Cohorts 2018: BES, CDR,… Read more »

Guidelines for LTER Web Site Design and Content

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This document was created by the LTER Web Site Design Working Group and reviewed
by the LTER Information Management Committee. Version 1.1. January 27, 2009

Synthesis Themes

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The LTER presently focuses on four Network-wide themes for scientific synthesis: future scenarios of change, inland climate change, the disappearing cryosphere, and coastal vulnerability. These common themes allow LTER sites to pool their knowledge of multiple ecosystems to achieve new understanding of fundamental ecological principles. LTER Network Synthesis Prospecti Coastal Zone Climate Change: Understanding and… Read more »

Featured LTER Sites

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Luquillo LTER studying recent environmental changes Tropical environments are changing fast due to deforestation and regrowth, urbanization, climate change, and other forces. The consequences are immense for the whole array of ecosystem services that people require. The Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LUQ) is tackling these issues in Puerto Rico. LUQ began in 1988 and… Read more »