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Browse by category using the links below. The number of matching data sets (when non-LTER data are included) is shown in parentheses. Please note: Only public documents are accessible from this page.
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LTER sites
AND (161), ARC (1666), BES (234), BNZ (381), CAP (331), CCE (14), CDR (141), CWT (243), FCE (486), GCE (334), HBR (124), HFR (196), JRN (105), KBS (75), KNZ (73), LNO (360), LUQ (111), MCM (189), MCR (35), NIN (115), NTL (190), NWT (146), PAL (40), PIE (216), SBC (132), SEV (235), SGS (64), VCR (154)
animals
fauna (150), macrofauna (14), invertebrates (1358), corals (54), aquatic invertebrates (12), insects (1022), microarthropods (6), crustaceans (66), larvae (36), macroinvertebrates (62), mollusks (61), nematodes (46), vertebrates (1450), amphibians (58), birds (295), fishes (559), mammals (454), humans (243), reptiles (49)
atmospheric properties
air quality (18), atmospheric pressure (94), dew point (7), vapor pressure (310), climate (954), microclimate (43), precipitation (1088), weather (495), wind (429)
biogeochemical and physical processes
frost (80), tides (152), decomposition (153), mineralization (92), nutrient cycling (143), atmospheric processes (1212), eddy covariance (29), evapotranspiration (86), precipitation (1088), geological processes (135), stream discharge (80), irrigation (8), streamflow (106), burning (87), dispersion (8), scattering (14), ocean currents (630), fertilization (157), harvesting (238), landscape change (12), recovery (71), restoration (81)
biological processes and events
flowering (56), recruitment (147), seedling establishment (13), photosynthesis (52), respiration (133), transpiration (34), metabolism (35), succession (222), translocation (6), carbon cycling (173), evolution (95), litterfall (55), microbial activity (7), production (914), primary production (545), species interactions (301), life history (4074), colonization (29), dispersal (51), germination (27), growth (3775), habitat selection (12), incubation (54), mortality (73), regeneration (89), reproduction (70), survival (82), disease (23), disturbance (646)
biological substances
detritus (28), amino acids (34), charcoal (10), chlorophyll (537), inorganic nutrients (493), nutrients (1193), phaeopigments (44), wood (598), litter (202), woody debris (47)
chemical properties
acidic (77), alkalinity (255), carbon to nitrogen ratio (33), nitrogen content (24), percent carbon (41), percent nitrogen (18), ph (448), redox (10), salinity (423), total organic carbon (12)
disturbances
timber harvest (99), droughts (20), fires (324), floods (10), hurricanes (60), lightning (20), storms (25)
ecosystem population and community properties
allometry (18), canopy cover (48), leaf area (39), normalized vegetation index (83), plant cover (56), biomass (619), nutrient cycles (71), disturbance patterns (107), fire severity (20), hurricane damage (18), abundance (624), community composition (104), diversity (900), respiration rates (17), trophic structure (4), standing crop (51)
ecosystems
deserts (380), dunes (11), forests (980), grasslands (211), tundra (228), watersheds (452), aquatic ecosystems (19617), oceans (15851), estuaries (337), lakes (1704), rivers (959), streams (1975), wetlands (704)
elements and compounds
aluminum (43), calcium (220), bicarbonate (25), carbon (783), carbon dioxide (123), dissolved inorganic carbon (50), dissolved organic carbon (155), methane (73), organic carbon (222), soil carbon (73), chloride (146), chromium (10), copper (12), fluoride (7), iron (648), lead (94), magnesium (180), manganese (9), nitrogen (1139), oxygen (1082), phosphorus (677), potassium (183), silicon (98), sodium (184), sulfur (253), fertilizer (33), ions (6696), organic matter (306), water (18029), gases (123), isotopes (82), pollution (104), sediments (76)
habitats and substrates
seawater (15177), atmosphere (201), basins (221), buildings (9), canopies (217), forest floor (49), freshwater (187), groundwater (118), hillslopes (19), hyporheic zone (10), ice (5), roads (48), sand (596), snow (162), soil (1201), water column (370)
methods and activities
cores (269), surface elevation table (13), eddy covariance (29), chronosequences (23), dataloggers (128), dendrometer (15), litterbags (32), lysimeter (20), moorings (48), permanent plots (149), pitfall traps (16), snowfences (17), time domain reflectometry (19), tracers (47), transects (650), models (92), geographic information systems (48), mapping (56), digital elevation model (27), global positioning system (14), imagery (422), surveys (1106), remote sensing (453), modeling (234), long term monitoring (307), trapping (53), electric exclusion (6), mass balance (14)
organizational units
habitats (646), communities (740), community structure (114), food webs (186), consumers (114), predators (32), populations (828), species (1415), endangered species (19), invasive species (34)
other organisms
fungi (75), humans (243), lichens (28), microbes (161), plankton (230), algae (255), seston (7)
physical and spatial properties
stream order (8), water content (31), precipitation (1088), snow (162), porosity (6), electrical conductivity (783), fluorescence (219), irradiance (40), reflectance (11), temperature (17729), radiation (1257), soil bulk density (18), soil moisture (161), soil respiration (51), soil texture (10), conductivity (783), turbidity (67), stage height (230), lake level (6), water quality (291), suspended solids (48), decay rates (8), water balance (16), carbon fluxes (19), gas flux (21), heat flux (8), aquatic (3946), benthic (136), estuarine (145), marine (3553), bathymetry (18), elevation (328), hyporheic (29), land cover (107), land use (258), riparian (143), spatial variability (19), terrestrial (466), urban (1102), hydrography (184)
plants
ferns (26), flowers (22), grasses (70), herbs (57), leaves (331), mosses (50), periphyton (38), pollen (29), roots (175), seedlings (110), seeds (32), shrubs (190), trees (563), vegetation (1554), crops (52), canopy gaps (11), leaf litter (58), stems (861)
scientific disciplines
demography (72), geology (60), history (205), hydrology (293), limnology (90), meteorology (631), climatology (475), climate change (461), oceanography (10943), agriculture (197), biogeochemistry (226), dendrochronology (15), genetics (15), physiology (39), taxonomy (40), phenology (104), chemistry (830), forest ecology (33), paleoecology (21), plant ecology (139), stream ecology (17), trophic dynamics (16), population dynamics (197), community dynamics (65), biodiversity (588)