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NSF-supported scientists present research results on ecosystem change

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Marshes absorb wave energy, helping protect coasts from severe storms and sea level rise.

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.

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.

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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Weirs at the NSF Hubbard Brook LTER site provided keys to identifying acid rain in the 1960s.

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.

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.

LTER researchers study water quality and supply in the four lakes of the Yahara River watershed.

Credit: Sam Zipper


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