Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research
Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)


The Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) LTER Program is part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network established by the National Science Foundation in 1980. The FCE LTER Program was established in May of 2000 in south Florida, where a rapidly growing population of over 6 million people live in close proximity to - and in dependence upon - the Florida Everglades. The program is based at Florida International University and includes 65 senior scientists and 45 students from 27 institutions.

Research Focus
FCE research focuses on an area where freshwater and estuarine vegetation mix, or the "oligohaline ecotone". FCE researchers study how hydrology, climate, and human activities affect ecosystem and population dynamics in the ecotone and more broadly, the Florida Coastal Everglades.

News & Announcements

In June 2008, Dr. Laura Ogden (FCE Co-PI) participated in the US-China International Workshop on Long-Term Ecological Research in Urban Environments. More information...

FCE SLTER intern Ben Giraldo received "Third Place" in the state within the Environmental Division at the 54th Annual Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.




Featured Work
Primary Production
Working Group

What are we studying?
We measure the production of the dominant plants (sawgrass, periphyton, mangroves, and seagrass). We relate primary production to water flow, salinity and nutrient availability.

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