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LTER- Long Term Ecological Monitoring & Research
| Program Name (Acronym) |
LTER  |
| Agency |
NGF |
| Year Initiated |
1980 |
| Measures |
CLIMATE - meteorology, snow
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition
WATER - discharge, sediment load, organic contaminants, aquatic biota,
inorganic chemistry, sediment chemistry, trace metals, habitat
MARINE/COASTAL - salinity/freshwater flux, chlorophyll/zooplankton,
submerged/coastal habitats, nutrients/contaminants, animals, sediment
SOILS - texture, chemistry, mineralogy, climate, structure, faunal
biomass
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, recruitment, species/cover/range,
nutrient availability
ANIMALS - food source/quality, recruitment, species/range/population
MISCELLANEOUS - fire |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
No |
| Source |
Yes |
| Transect |
Yes |
| Other area |
Grid system & satellite im. |
| Locations for Data Collection |
18 sites in US, Puerto, Ana |
| Temporal Interval |
Hourly-annually |
| Sampling Design |
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| Random |
Yes |
| Selected |
Yes |
| Synoptic |
Yes |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
Contact sites, Internet |
| Extent for Reporting |
Varies/plots 1 sq m-.10 hect |
| Annual Funding |
$10.4 million annually |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
$500,000 per site |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
most $560K, 5-$600K, 2-1M |
| Partners |
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| International |
Yes |
| Agency |
USDA-ARS,Nat.Conserv |
| State |
Forest Service |
| Local |
No |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
1.keep fund.base 2... |
| Users of Data per Year |
a lot |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Developing |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Scott Collins |
| Phone # |
703-306-1483 |
http://www.epa.gov/cludygxb/programs/lter.html
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