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LTER Community Call:
Federal Careers Forum


jMeet federal scientists working around the United States and learn about their career paths, work challenges and benefits, ‘a day in their life,’ and advice they wish they would have known as early career scientists.

May 22, 2024
3:00-5:00 EST/12:00-2:00 PST
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Request for Synthesis Proposals 2024


Request for Proposals Now Open for new LTER Synthesis Groups
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We are over 2000 researchers at 27 sites who apply long-term observation, experiments, and modeling to understand how ecological systems function over decades. Read All…

Research

LTER research integrates many disciplines to understand ecological processes as they play out at individual sites, while synthetic studies reveal broader principles that operate at a global scale. Read All…

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