Long Term Ecological Research Network

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]

• Andrews Forest (AND)[6]
• Arctic LTER (ARC)[7]
• Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES)[8]
• Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystem (BLE)[9]
• Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ)[10]
• Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP)[11]
• Central Plains Experimental Range[12]
• California Current Ecosystem (CCE)[13]
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CDR)[14]
• Coweeta LTER (CWT)[15]
• Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE)[16]
• Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE)[17]
• Harvard Forest (HFR)[18]
• Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest LTER (HBR)[19]
• Jornada Basin LTER (JRN)[20]
• Kellogg Biological Station (KBS)[21]
• Konza Prairie (KNZ)[22]
• Luquillo Experimental Forest (LUQ)[23]
• McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM)[24]
• Mo'orea Coral Reef (MCR)[25]
• Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT)[26]
• North Temperate Lakes (NTL)[27]
• Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER (NES)[28]
• Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER(NGA)[29]
• Palmer Station Antarctica (PAL)[30]
• Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE)[31]
• Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC)[32]
• Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (SEV)[33]
• Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research (VCR)[34]

• National Ecological Observatory Network
• Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network

• ILTER Network
• LTER Network
• European Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network
• Austrian Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network