(FOA)-Long-Term
Ecological Research (LTER): New Urban Site; December 4, 2019
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
To
address ecological questions that cannot be resolved with short-term
observations or experiments, NSF established the Long-Term Ecological Research
Program (LTER) in 1980. Two components differentiate LTER research from
projects supported by other NSF programs: 1) the research is located at
specific sites chosen to represent major ecosystem types or natural biomes, and
2) it emphasizes the study of ecological phenomena over long periods of time
based on data collected in five core areas. Long-term studies are critical to
achieve an integrated understanding of how components of ecosystems interact as
well as to test ecological theory. Ongoing research at LTER sites contributes
to the development and testing of fundamental ecological theories and
significantly advances understanding of the long-term dynamics of populations,
communities and ecosystems. It often integrates multiple disciplines and,
through cross-site interactions may examine patterns or processes over broad
spatial scales. Recognizing that the value of long-term data extends beyond use
at any individual site, NSF requires that data collected by all LTER sites be
made publicly accessible.
The
LTER program has long recognized the importance of humans in ecological systems
and is especially interested in how human activities in urban settings interact
with natural processes to determine ecological outcomes. Factors that control
urban ecosystems are not only environmental, but also social and economic.
These factors and their interactions need to be considered to understand urban
ecosystems over long time frames and broad spatial
scales.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
19-594
Closing
Date:
Required
Preliminary Proposal Due: December
04, 2019
Full
Proposal Due: June 15, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19594/nsf19594.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Jennifer
M. Burns
(703)
292-2120