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Science 27 July 2001:
Vol. 293. no. 5530, pp. 624 - 627
DOI: 10.1126/science.293.5530.624
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An Experiment for All Seasons

Jocelyn Kaiser

In probing fundamental ecology and forcing scientists of all stripes to work together, the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network has proved a smashing success--as well as a huge sociology experiment. The largest single project in ecology, involving over 1200 scientists and students, the LTER includes habitats as diverse as a tropical rainforest in Puerto Rico, Antarctica's dry valleys, prairie in the U.S. heartland--even the inner cities of Baltimore and Phoenix. The LTER is having a lasting effect on the field of ecology, spurring it toward a new, more open culture, and it has inspired similar projects in 21-and-counting countries around the world.

A collection of Web resources related to the themes of this special issue can be found at www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/ecology2001.shtml.

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