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Network of researchers studying ecological processes over extended temporal and spatial scales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. Twenty-eight LTER sites cover a diverse set of ecosystems. It is part of the International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER).[1] The LTER Program was established in 1980 and is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.[2] Data from LTER sites is publicly available in the Environmental Data Initiative repository and findable through DataONE search.
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Abbreviation | LTER |
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Purpose | Ecological research |
Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California |
Region served | United States |
Website | www |
There are 28 sites within the LTER Network across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Antarctica, each conducting research on different ecosystems.[3] LTER sites are both physical places and communities of researchers. Some of the physical places are remote or protected from development, others are deliberately located in cities or agricultural areas. Either way, the program of research for each LTER is tailored to the most pressing and promising questions for that location and the program of research determines the group of researchers with the skills and interests to pursue those questions.[4]
While each LTER site has a unique situation—with different organizational partners and different scientific challenges—the members of the Network apply several common approaches to understanding long-term ecological phenomena. These include observation, large-scale experiments, modeling, synthesis science and partnerships.[5]
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