Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research Project (LTER) renewed for 8th cycle
A $7.65 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation, was awarded to the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research Project (LTER), making it the longest-running NSF-funded program at CU Boulder.
The LTER Project has yielded an uninterrupted record of more than 50 years of data on the ecology and biogeochemistry of high-elevation ecosystems, which are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This new funding for the next six years will support a variety of ongoing projects in ecology, biology, chemistry and engineering, but a central, collaborative focus will be on one that examines how pieces of this high-alpine ecosystem adapt to climate change.
“With the best alpine scientists in the world working together at Niwot Ridge, we are gaining a uniquely comprehensive understanding of the impacts of climate change on alpine ecosystems.”
