Long-Term Ecological Research Network

• Name: Long-Term Ecological Research Network
• Alternative Name: LTER
• Specification URI: https://lternet.edu/
• Type: consortium
• Disciplines: Environmental Science
• Keywords: monitoring network, measurement network
• Description: In 1980, the National Science Foundation funded the first Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites to provide a longer view. Today, research programs at 28 LTER sites support ecological discovery on the influence of long-term and large-scale phenomenon.