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Links:
- Andrews Experimental Forest Long Term Ecological Research
Long-term field experiments and measurement programs have focused on climate dynamics, streamflow, water quality, and vegetation succession. Currently researchers are working to develop concepts and tools needed to predict effects of natural disturbance, land use, and climate change on ecosystem structure, function, and species composition.
http://www.fsl.orst.edu/lter/
- Arctic Long Term Ecological Research
The goal of Arctic LTER project is to predict the future ecological characteristics of the site based upon our knowledge of the controls of ecosystem structure and function as exerted by physical setting and geologic factors, climatic factors, biotic factors, and the changes in fluxes of water and materials from land to water.
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/arc/
- Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Aiming to understand metropolitan Baltimore as an ecological system. The program brings together researchers from the biological, physical, and social sciences to collect new data and synthesize existing information on how both the ecological and engineered systems of Baltimore work.
http://www.beslter.org/
- Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research
The CAP LTER site provides a unique addition to the LTER research by focusing on an arid-land ecosystem profoundly influenced, even defined, by the presence and activities of humans and is one of only two sites that specifically studies the ecology of urban systems.
http://caplter.asu.edu/
- Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory Long Term Ecological Research
Coweeta researchers have used natural disturbances (insect outbreak and regional drought), anthropogenic disturbance (chestnut blight), and experimental disturbance (clear-cutting) as tools for studying ecosystem response to and recovery from disturbance.
http://coweeta.ecology.uga.edu/webdocs/1/index.htm
- Harvard Forest Long Term Ecological Research
Initiated to address this and related questions through an analysis and comparison of important natural disturbances, environmental change and historical and projected human impacts in terms of their effect on ecosystem structure, composition and function. Among the suite of disturbance and stress processes investigated emphasis has been placed on (1)hurricane and other wind impacts, (2) climate change, (3) changing land-use and land cover, (4) altered atmospheric chemistry and increased nitrogen deposition, and (5) projected increases in global temperature.
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/
- Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
Studying linkages between hydrologic and nutrient flux and cycling in response to natural and human disturbances, such as air pollution, forest cutting, land-use changes, increases in insect populations and climatic factors.
http://www.hubbardbrook.org/
- Jornada Long Term Ecological Research
Focusing on changes in the distribution of soil resources as an index of the impact of vegetation change--desertification--on semiarid lands.
http://jornada-www.nmsu.edu/
- Luquillo Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research
The main goal of LUQ studies is to understand the long-term dynamics of tropical forest ecosystems characterized by large-scale, infrequent disturbance, rapid processing of organic material, and high habitat and species diversity.
http://luq.lternet.edu/
- Palmer Long Term Ecological Program
Focusing on the pelagic marine ecosystem in the Antarctic, and the ecological processes which link the extent of annual pack ice to the biological dynamics of different trophic levels.
http://www.icess.ucsb.edu/lter/lter.html
- Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program
The theme of Sevilleta research is to better understand Biome Transition Zone structure and function by studying the grass/grass and grass/shrub boundaries within the Chihuahuan Desert biome.
http://sevilleta.unm.edu/
- Virginia Coast Reserve Long-term Ecological Research
Research activities of the VCR/LTER focus on the mosaic of transitions and steady-state systems that comprise the barrier-island/lagoon/mainland landscape of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Primary study sites are located on Hog Island, Parramore Island and mainland marshes near Nassawadox VA.
http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu/
- Warra Long Term Ecological Research
Established to facilitate the understanding of ecological processes and the biodiversity functions of Tasmania's wet forests.
http://www.warra.com/
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