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NSF-supported scientists present research results on ecosystem change
Annual NSF Long-Term Ecological Research mini-symposium to take place March 21
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Marshes absorb wave energy, helping protect coasts from severe storms and sea level rise.
Credit: NSF Virginia Coast Reserve LTER
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Shrubs and grasses in the already dry Chihuahuan Desert are further affected by drought.
Credit: Gary Nored CC BY-NC 2.0
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LTER scientists work to determine what affects forest recovery after a fire, such as this one in Alaska.
Credit: Alaska Region/USFWS
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Barriers called weirs at the NSF Hubbard Brook LTER site provided keys to identifying acid rain in the 1960s.
Credit: Erika Zambello/LTER Network
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Scientists take samples of a restored seagrass meadow at the NSF Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site.
Credit: Marie Lise Delgard, NSF Virginia Coast Reserve LTER Site
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LTER researchers study water quality and supply in the four lakes of the Yahara River watershed.
Credit: Sam Zipper
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