Long Term Ecological Research Network
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The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network consists of a group of over 1800 scientists and students studying ecological processes over extended temporal and spatial scales. 26 LTER sites cover a diverse set of ecosystems.
[edit] LTER sites
There are 26 field sites within the LTER Network across the USA, Puerto Rico, and Antarctica, each providing facilitating research on different ecosystems.
- Andrews LTER (AND)
- Arctic LTER (ARC)
- Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES)
- Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ)
- Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP)
- California Current Ecosystem (CCE)
- Cedar Creek LTER (CDR)
- Coweeta LTER (CWT)
- Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE)
- Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE)
- Harvard Forest (HFR)
- Hubbard Brook LTER (HBR)
- Jornada Basin (JRN)
- Kellogg Biological Station (KBS)
- Konza LTER (KNZ)
- Luquillo LTER (LUQ)
- McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM)
- Moorea Coral Reef (MCR)
- Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT)
- North Temperate Lakes (NTL)
- Palmer Station (PAL)
- Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE)
- Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC)
- Sevilleta LTER (SEV)
- Shortgrass Steppe (SGS)
- Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR)
