The stunning ecosystems at the SBC LTER
It has been an incredibly opportunity to explore the Channel Islands and beyond and to meet our coastline’s unique marine life.
Coastal Connections: Living Life at Two Extremes
“Wait, what? Alaska, but I thought you said you went to school in Texas!”
Helping students hear the stories that data tell
Data Nuggets, operated by the KBS LTER, started its third round of funding from the National Science Foundation to improve data literacy in K-16 students.
How do Ecosystems Recover from Extreme Drought?
A team of Sevilleta LTER researchers are leveraging an existing long-term drought experiment to build critical understanding of dryland ecosystem responses in the aftermath of extreme drought.
Racially discriminatory housing policies determine who benefits from nature in Minneapolis
A new paper from the Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER shows that properties that had a racial covenant have better access to environmental benefits than those without.
Enriching Ecological Data Using Annotated Metadata
More Than a Scientist: The Seeds and Fruits of Artistic Expression in the FCE LTER
They’re ecology graduate students, but are loaded with artistic talent. Art and science collaborate at the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER.
LTER at ESA, 2024
The LTER Network always has a strong presence at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, and this year is no different. See our talks here.
Gradient of Soil Fertilization Helps Tundra Shrubs Expand Across the Arctic
Scientists at the Arctic LTER find that different points along a gradient of soil fertility aid ectomycorrhizal and ericaceous tundra shrubs. Their findings hint at the potential for those two types of shrubs to co-expand over the Arctic—a previously unconsidered scenario that could have vast implications for the future of the northern tundra
Oceanography’s Rhythm: The Cadence of Life Aboard the RV Revelle
Welcome aboard the most recent cruise of the California Current Ecosystem LTER (CCE-LTER)!
Top Stories
Love writing about science? Now accepting applications for our 2024 LTER Graduate Writing Fellows program!
A changing Arctic drives a new generation of research
Measuring Methane in 4D: Tree Fluxes at Harvard Forest
Shaped by fire: the Bonanza Creek LTER
Renewed funding for the LNO prioritizes synthesis, broadening participation, and mentorship
It begins with quality data: non-LTER student uses SBC LTER data to learn R, presents work at ESA
Science at the Top of the World, or, 48 Hours at Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER
Announcing the LTER Photo Contest, 2024
Engagement Practice Briefs
Crossing boundaries: two new synthesis working groups funded at the LTER