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.
There are 26 field sites within the LTER Network across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Antarctica, each providing facilitating research on different ecosystems.
Andrews Forest (AND)Arctic LTER (ARC)Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES)Bonanza Creek LTER (BNZ)Central Arizona - Phoenix (CAP)California Current Ecosystem (CCE)Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CDR)Coweeta LTER (CWT)Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE)Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE)Harvard Forest (HFR)Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest LTER (HBR)Jornada Basin LTER (JRN)Kellogg Biological Station (KBS)Konza Prairie (KNZ)Luquillo LTER (LUQ)McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM)Moorea Coral Reef (MCR)Niwot Ridge LTER (NWT)North Temperate Lakes (NTL)Palmer Station Antarctica (PAL)Plum Island Ecosystem (PIE)Santa Barbara Coastal (SBC)Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (SEV)Shortgrass Steppe (SGS)Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research (VCR)