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The international long term ecological research network: A platform for collaboration

Ecosphere, ISSN: 2150-8925, Vol: 8, Issue: 2
2017
  • 50
    Citations
  • 123
    Usage
  • 68
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 190
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    50
    • Citation Indexes
      43
    • Policy Citations
      7
      • Policy Citation
        7
  • Usage
    123
  • Captures
    68
  • Social Media
    190
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      190
      • Facebook
        190

Article Description

Many scientists around the world became interested in the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research (U.S. LTER) Networks research model during the 1990s and began to develop LTER and Long Term Socio-ecological Research networks in their own countries. These local networks, including the U.S. LTER Network, were loosely federated in 1993 to form the International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) Network, a network of networks. Although the first 10 yr of ILTER Network activities were largely supported by funds from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the ILTER Network had transformed into a robust, self-sustaining entity by 2006 following a two-year strategic planning process. The goal of the ILTER Network is to improve understanding of how pressures such as climate change and land use affect global ecosystems in order to inform solutions to current and future environmental problems. To fulfill this mission, the ILTER Network fosters collaborations among member scientists to extend the scope of their research across disciplinary boundaries and across more of the ILTERs 600+ research sites. The ILTER Network also has many long-term data sets that are freely available for use by students, scientists, and policymakers all over the world. In this collection of papers, we consider how the ILTER Network has been, and will be, leveraged by U.S. researchers to advance understanding of ecological and socio-ecological systems around the globe.

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