Moorea Coral Reef LTER Proposal

A central goal of the Long-Term Ecological Research program is to advance understanding of ecological phenomena within and among ecosystems that occur over long periods of time and ranges of spatial scales.  Core research issues addressed at LTER sites include:

dynamics and control of primary production population dynamics of representative groups pattern and control of organic recycling pattern of inorganic input and nutrient dynamics patterns and consequences of disturbances that arise from or induce long-term trends

Cross-site comparisons are facilitated through initiatives on such themes as the consequences of biodiversity losses, ecosystem effects of climate change, and landscape-level changes arising from long-term environmental change. 

Here we propose a coral reef ecosystem LTER site at Moorea, French Polynesia ('Tahiti'), where the University of California operates a field laboratory (UC Berkeley Gump).  For reasons discussed below, coral reefs are critically important marine ecosystems that should have high priority for inclusion into the LTER network.  Moorea is an ideal locality for the establishment of a coral reef LTER Site.  read more...

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