In 2016 and 2017, blogger and photographer Erika Zambello launched a road trip to visit as many LTER sites as possible. Follow her travels through the LTER Road Trip StoryMap or peruse the stories below.

See more of Erika’s work at E. Zambello Writing and Photography.

How do Ecosystems Recover from Extreme Drought?

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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.

Fungal friendships

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By culturing fungi living within salt marsh plants, Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Kylea Garces and PhD student Mya Darsan can learn not only what fungi are present, but how they benefit their plant hosts.

Pika enthusiasts unite under a common theme

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At the Niwot Ridge LTER, community scientists expand the reach of pika research initiatives to understand how pikas might respond to climate change.

Thawing Out Coastal Arctic Food Webs with Long-Term Biochemical Data

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In Arctic lagoons, life persists through cold and dark winters, but few people are able to study and understand the bizarre life under sea ice. With chemical biomarkers and insight from local communities, food web ecologists are beginning to uncover how these organisms thrive in the harsh winter, and how they will continue to survive in the ever changing Arctic climate.