OpportunityTitle: Long-Term Ecological Research
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   - The LTER program is currently accepting only renewal proposals. Only organizations with active LTER awards are eligible to apply. Collaborative proposals must be submitted using the &amp;quot;single proposal&amp;quot; method as described in Chapter II, Section D.4.a. of the GPG. Separately submitted collaborative proposals will be returned without review.   *PI Limit: The LTER program is currently accepting only renewal proposals. Only organizations and PIs with active LTER awards are eligible to apply.
Description: NSF currently supports 25 LTER sites, and the solicitation is open to renewal proposals only.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. Three 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; 2) it emphasizes the study of ecological phenomena over long periods of time based on data collected in five core areas; and 3) projects include integrative, cross-site, network-wide research. Ongoing research at LTER sites must test important, current ecological theories and significantly advance understanding of the long-term dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems. It often integrates multiple disciplines and, through cross-site interactions, examines 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 broadly accessible.
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CloseDateExplanation: Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 14, 2014