The Illinois Water Resources Center and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant forwarded the announcement below. NSF has announced a national competition to add up to three new Long Term Ecological Research Sites to the existing national network of 21 sites. The present total of 21 sites represents a broad array of ecosystems and research emphases.
Coastal areas are sites of intense human activity and rapid population growth.
The research proposed in response to this announcement should emphasize major ecological questions on the linkages between terrestrial and coastal ecosystems. Proposals submitted to this competition must explicitly investigate the linkages between terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, and must support the general mission of the LTER Network as outlined below. Because this is a collaboration between two NSF Divisions, it is expected that the research proposed will significantly serve the purviews of both Divisions. The LTER Network is a collaborative effort among over 900 scientists and students which extends the opportunities and capabilities of the individual sites to promote synthesis and comparative research across sites. The Network is managed by an Executive Committee and a larger Coordinating Committee comprised of representatives of the LTER sites.