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LTER, which stands for Long-Term Ecological Research,
is a network of sites with a very large spatial scale in which long-term research is carried out.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
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Monitoring and collecting relevant ecological and socio-ecological data.
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Establish links and connections between institutions and researchers, promoting the exchange of knowledge, synergy and cooperation.
WHY LTER?
1. Ecological processes operate at larger space and time scales than those used in more traditional research
2. Interpretation of system results and trends vary depending on whether the data are from short- or long-term collections.
3. Long-term analyses allow separating the natural variability of ecosystems (since they are dynamic systems) from clear signs of environmental or anthropogenic changes..
LTER network encompasses hundreds of research sites in a diversity of ecosystems that have helped and will help to understand global change across the globe.
THE VISION
A world in which science is at the forefront of preventing and solving environmental and socio-ecological problems, using targeted, collaborative and long-term research.
In recent decades, increasing human pressure on ecosystems and the increasing rate of change in exploitation systems has highlighted the need to develop a more coordinated environmental data collection system on a serial spatial and temporal scale in order to detect patterns of change and prevent situations that may be triggered.
LTER SITES
The Portuguese Society of Ecology (SPECO) was at the genesis of the implementation of this network of sites and is currently responsible for the dissemination of the LTER Portugal project.
(+351) 217 500 439 (chamada para a rede fixa nacional)
skype - specopt
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Edifício C4, 1º Piso, Sala 4.1.10
1749-016 Lisboa
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PORBIOTA - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127, Co-financiado pelo POCI (COMPETE 2020) através do Portugal 2020 e do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER)
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