International Long Term Ecological Research Sites

Number of sites: 195 (October 2004)

The International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) Network consists of Research Networks of scientists, collectively engaged and dedicated to multi- and interdisciplinary long-term and large spatial scale research and monitoring in ecological science including human dimensions. Funding for the ILTER Network is by means most appropriate for the specific Member Network.

Global scientific interest in long-term ecological research (LTER) programs is expanding very rapidly, reflecting the increased appreciation of their importance in assessing and resolving complex environmental issues. The International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) Network was formed in 1993, following a summit meeting on long-term ecological research in Estes Park, CO USA. Representatives of scientific programs or networks that focus on ecological research over long temporal and large spatial scales decided there, to form the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network. They recommended action steps toward developing a worldwide program and the infrastructure necessary to facilitate communication and distributed database management.

Detailed information about each site can be found at: http://www.ilternet.edu/

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# SITENAME Latitude Longitude Country Administrative Unit
2800 Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve -5.5 -60 Brazil Manaus
2801 Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments -2.5 -60 Brazil Manaus
2802 Mamiraua Reserve for Sustainable Development -2.96 -64.91 Brazil Tefe
2803 Pantanal Base de Estudos -19.56 -57.01 Brazil Corumba
2804 Nhumirim Experimental Field -18.98 -56.65 Brazil Corumba
2805 IBGE Ecological Reserve -15.93 -47.88 Brazil Brasilia
2806 Rio Doce State Park -19.8 -42.46 Brazil Marlieria
2807 Caratinga Biological Park -19.83 -41.83 Brazil Caratinga
2808 Jatai Ecological Park -21.55 -47.85 Brazil Sao Paulo
2809 Ribeirao do Lobo -22.16 -47.76 Brazil Sao Paulo
2810 Coastal Area -25 -48 Brazil Sao Paulo
2811 Sandy Coastal Plains -22.31 -41.73 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2812 Research Base -22.83 -53.66 Brazil Parana
2813 Patos Lagoon -32.07 -52.15 Brazil Rio Grande
2814 Kouchibouguac National Park 46.85 -64.96 Canada New Brunswick
2815 Fundy National Park 45.61 -65.01 Canada Quebec
2816 Kejimkujik National Park 44.36 -65.26 Canada Nova Scotia
2817 Malpeque-Bedeque Bay 46.41 -63.78 Canada Prince Edward Island
2818 St. Andrews Biological Station 45.11 -67.08 Canada New Brunswick
2819 Kluane Lake 61 -138 Canada Yukon Territory
2820 St. Elias 60.56 -138.36 Canada Alberta
2821 Wolf Creek 61.2 -132.71 Canada Yukon Territory
2822 Batoche 52.71 -106.15 Canada Saskatchewan
2823 Meanook 54.61 -113.33 Canada Alberta
2824 Prince Albert 53.91 -106.08 Canada Saskatchewan
2825 Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve 50.86 -100.26 Canada Manitoba
2826 Tall Grass Prairie 49.06 -96.7 Canada Manitoba
2827 TROLS 55.11 -113.71 Canada Alberta
2828 Salmonier 47.06 -53.21 Canada Newfoundland
2829 Terra Nova 48.56 -53.96 Canada Newfoundland
2830 Coldwater Lakes 48.76 -91.61 Canada Ontario
2831 Dorset 45.21 -78.91 Canada Ontario
2832 Experimental Lakes Area 49.63 -93.71 Canada Ontario
2833 Hawkeye Biogeochemical Site 48.4 -89.26 Canada Ontario
2834 Killarney Park 46.01 -81.4 Canada Ontario
2835 Pukaskwa National Park 48.26 -85.91 Canada Ontario
2836 Sudbury 47.16 -82 Canada Ontario
2837 Swan Lake 45.5 -78.71 Canada Ontario
2838 Turkey Lakes 47.03 -84.41 Canada Ontario
2839 Charlevoix 48.41 -72.26 Canada Quebec
2840 Duchesnay 46.95 -71.66 Canada Quebec
2841 Girardville 49.08 -72.63 Canada Quebec
2842 Lac Duparquet 48.46 -79.26 Canada Quebec
2843 Lac Liberal 49.75 -72.75 Canada Quebec
2844 La Mauricie 46.8 -72.96 Canada Quebec
2845 Montmorency 46.86 -71.15 Canada Quebec
2846 Pipmuacan 49.58 -70.75 Canada Quebec
2847 Saint-Hippolyte 45.91 -74.01 Canada Quebec
2848 Simoncouche 48.25 -71.26 Canada Quebec
2849 Thompson 55.71 -97.86 Canada Manitoba
2850 Auyuittuq 67.51 -66 Canada Northwest Territories
2851 Baker Lake 64.18 -96 Canada Northwest Territories
2852 Ellesmere 79.61 -89.86 Canada Northwest Territories
2853 Igloolik 69.25 -81.81 Canada Northwest Territories
2854 Iqaluit 63.76 -68.51 Canada Northwest Territories
2855 North Baffin 72.65 -77.96 Canada Northwest Territories
2856 Resolute Bay 74.7 -94.81 Canada Northwest Territories
2857 Walker Bay 69.33 -108.08 Canada Northwest Territories
2858 Churchill 58.71 -94.11 Canada Manitoba
2859 Bruce Peninsula 45.21 -81.61 Canada Ontario
2860 CARE 44.21 -79.78 Canada Ontario
2861 Essex 42.03 -83.01 Canada Ontario
2862 Fathom Five 45.26 -81.66 Canada Ontario
2863 Grand River 45.31 -75.11 Canada Ontario
2864 Kintore Creek 43.08 -81.01 Canada Ontario
2865 Long Point 43.56 -80.31 Canada Ontario
2866 Mont St. Hilaire 45.56 -75.16 Canada Ontario
2867 Niagra Escarpment 43.81 -80 Canada Ontario
2868 Queen's University 44.33 -76.18 Canada Ontario
2869 Trent-Severn 44.31 -78.31 Canada Ontario
2870 Germansen Lake 55.78 -125.71 Canada British Columbia
2871 Kootenay 50.95 -116.01 Canada British Columbia
2872 McGregor 42.15 -82.96 Canada British Columbia
2873 South Okanagan 49.5 -119.56 Canada British Columbia
2874 Waterton 49.06 -113.86 Canada Alberta
2875 Yoho 51.03 -116.51 Canada British Columbia
2876 Agassiz 49.21 -121.76 Canada British Columbia
2877 Alaksen 49.2 -123.16 Canada British Columbia
2878 GVRD Watershed 49.26 -122.95 Canada British Columbia
2879 Rocky Point-Mary Hill 48.31 -123.75 Canada British Columbia
2880 Saturna Island 48.78 -123.51 Canada British Columbia
2881 UBC Research Forest 49.26 -122.51 Canada British Columbia
2882 Shenyang 41.51 123.4 China Liaoning
2883 Yucheng 36.95 116.6 China Shandong
2884 Ansai 36.85 109.31 China Shaanxi
2885 Dayawan 22.54 114.51 China Guangdong
2886 Hailun 47.43 126.63 China Heilongjiang
2887 Changbaishan 42.4 128.46 China Jilin
2888 Beijing 40 115.43 China Hebei
2889 Changwu 35.23 107.68 China Gansu
2890 Jiaozhouwan 36 120.28 China Shandong
2891 Haibei 37.48 101.2 China Qinghai
2892 Fengqiu 35 114.4 China Henan
2893 Neimenggu 43.63 116.7 China Nei Mongol
2894 Yanting 31.26 105.46 China Sichuan
2895 Fukang 43.75 87.75 China Xinjiang
2896 Taoyuan 28.91 111.5 China Hunan
2897 Changshu 29.6 120 China Zhejiang
2898 Huitong 26.8 109.5 China Guizhou
2899 Gonggashan 29.65 102 China Sichuan
2900 Sanjiang 47.58 133.51 China Heilongjiang
2901 Qianyanzhou 26.73 115.06 China Jiangxi
2902 Yingtan 28.25 116.91 China Jiangxi
2903 Heshan 22.68 112.9 China Guangdong
2904 Naiman 42.91 120.7 China Nei Mongol
2905 Taihu 31.4 120.21 China Jiangsu
2906 Donghu 30.55 114.38 China Hubei
2907 Luancheng 37.83 114.66 China Hebei
2908 Dinghushan 23.15 112.5 China Guangdong
2909 Shapotou 37.45 104.95 China Ningxia
2910 Xishuangbanna 21.9 101.69 China Yunnan
2911 Fu-shan Forest 24.76 121.71 Taiwan I-lan
2912 Guan-dau-shi 24.06 121.5 Taiwan Hua-lien
2913 Nan-jen-shan 22.08 120.83 Taiwan P'ing-tung
2914 Ta-ta-chia 23.46 120.86 Taiwan Nan-t'ou
2915 Yuan-yang Lake 24.58 121.4 Taiwan I-lan
2916 Punta Morales Marine Research Station 10 -84.75 Costa Rica Puntarenas
2917 Alberto Brenes Biological Reserve 10.21 -85.61 Costa Rica Guanacaste
2918 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 10.3 -84.78 Costa Rica Puntarenas
2919 La Selva Biological Station 10.43 -83.98 Costa Rica Heredia
2920 Las Cruces Biological Station 8.78 -82.95 Costa Rica Puntarenas
2921 Krkonose 50.66 15.63 Czech Republic Vychodocesky
2922 Vltava River Watershed 49.5 14.5 Czech Republic Jihocesky
2923 Krivoklatsko 50 13.86 Czech Republic Stredocesky
2924 Trebon Basin 49 14.83 Czech Republic Jihocesky
2925 Sumava 49.01 13.75 Czech Republic Jihocesky
2926 Palava 48.83 16.66 Czech Republic Jihomoravsky
2927 Bile Karpaty 49 17.86 Czech Republic Jihomoravsky
2928 Lake Balaton 46.7 17.25 Hungary Zala
2929 Sikfokut 48.5 20.76 Hungary Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen
2930 Kiskun 46.8 19.46 Hungary Bacs-Kiskun
2931 Sayeret Shaked Park 31.28 34.61 Israel Hadarom
2932 Lehavim 31.41 34.8 Israel Hadarom
2933 Kwangnung Experimental Forest 37.8 127.18 South Korea Kyonggi-do
2934 Mt. Kyebangsan Forest 37.73 128.48 South Korea Kangwon-do
2935 Mt. Keumsan Forest 35.5 127.98 South Korea Kyungsang-namdo
2936 Mt. Jumbongsan Nature Reserve 38 128.43 South Korea Kangwon-do
2937 Mt. Hallasan National Park 33.31 126.45 South Korea Cheju-do
2938 Lake Soyang 38.5 127.66 South Korea Kangwon-do
2939 Chamela Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve 19.36 -104.93 Mexico Jalisco
2940 Chajul Tropical Biology Station 16.11 -90.93 Mexico Chiapas
2941 Mapimi Biosphere Reserve 26.18 -103.38 Mexico Durango
2942 Zoquiapan Experimental Station 19.5 -98.75 Mexico Mexico State
2943 Manantlan Biosphere Reserve 19.68 -104.13 Mexico Jalisco
2944 El Eden Ecological Reserve 21.2 -87.18 Mexico Quintana Roo
2945 Bieszczady Carpathian Mountains 49.13 22.58 Poland Zakarpats'ka
2946 Bialowieza Primeval Forest 52.7 23.8 Poland Bialystok
2947 Kampinos Forest 52.34 20.63 Poland Warszawa
2948 Masurian Lakeland 53.75 21.61 Poland Suwalki
2949 Glensaugh 56.83 -3.18 United Kingdom Scotland
2950 Sourhope 55.49 -2.88 United Kingdom England
2951 Moor House 54.79 -2.53 United Kingdom England
2952 Drayton 52.21 -2.03 United Kingdom England
2953 Rothamsted 52.04 -0.63 United Kingdom England
2954 Wytham 51.89 -1.18 United Kingdom England
2955 Alice Holt 51.31 -0.89 United Kingdom England
2956 Porton 50.95 -1.79 United Kingdom England
2957 North Wyke 50.75 -4.09 United Kingdom England
2958 Y Wyddfa 52.96 -3.85 United Kingdom Wales
2959 Hillsborough 54.65 -6.06 United Kingdom Northern Ireland
2960 Andrews 44.2 -122.2 USA Oregon
2961 Arctic Tundra 68.6 -149.6 USA Alaska
2962 Baltimore 39.25 -76.5 USA Maryland
2963 Bonanza Creek 64.8 -148 USA Alaska
2964 Phoenix 33.5 -112 USA Arizona
2965 Cedar Creek 45.4 -93.2 USA Minnesota
2966 Coweeta 35 -83.5 USA North Carolina
2967 Harvard Forest 42.5 -72.2 USA Massachusetts
2968 Hubbard Brook 43.93 -71.75 USA New Hampshire
2969 Jornada 32.5 -106.8 USA New Mexico
2970 Kellogg 42.4 -85.4 USA Michigan
2971 Konza Prairie 39.08 -96.58 USA Kansas
2972 Luquillo 18.3 -65.8 USA Puerto Rico
2973 McMurdo Dry -78 165 Antarctica n.a.
2974 Niwot Ridge 40.1 -105.6 USA Colorado
2975 North Temperate Lakes 1 46.01 -89.65 USA Wisconsin
2976 Palmer Station -64.7 -64 Antarctica n.a.
2977 Plum Island Sound 42.75 -70.8 USA Mass
2978 Sevilleta 34.3 -106.8 USA New Mexico
2979 Shortgrass Steppe 40.8 -104.8 USA Colorado
2980 Virginia Coast 37.5 -75.67 USA Virginia
2981 North Temp Lakes 2 43.11 -89.51 USA Wisconsin
2982 IELD Program -33.5 -53.46 Uruguay Rocha
2983 Jose Ignacio -34.82 -54.65 Uruguay Maldonado
2984 Laguna Negra -32.43 -54.33 Uruguay Cerro Largo
2985 Laguna de Castillos -34.26 -53.86 Uruguay Rocha
2986 CETA 8.05 -72.03 Venezuela Tachira
2987 Bocono Center for Ecological Studies 9.25 -70.25 Venezuela Trujillo
2988 Caparo Experimental Station 7.41 -71.11 Venezuela Barinas
2989 La Iguana Agroecological Research Station 8.41 -65.41 Venezuela Guarico
2990 El Merey Center for Forestry Research 8.58 -62.83 Venezuela Monagas
2991 EDIMAR 10.9 -64 Venezuela Margarita Island
2992 Parupa Scientific Station 5.66 -61.53 Venezuela Gran Sabana
2993 Amazonas Experimental Station 5.66 -67.61 Venezuela Venezuelan Amazonas
2994 Experimental Biology Institute 10.5 -66.91 Venezuela Caracas
2995 Rancho Grande Site 10.35 -67.68 Venezuela Carabobo