Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Education and Outreach

Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research

Welcome to the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Education and Outreach site!

Our mission is to advance awareness and understanding of Florida Coastal Everglades ecology and long term research.

FCE Datadventures!

Click on the photo to view a movie about FCE's ANPP Sawgrass Data Set.

A virtual visit to the Florida Coastal Everglades hydroscape

Close your eyes for one moment and imagine yourself as a dragonfly soaring southward across the Everglades hydroscape with family and friends darting after your favorite treat, the mosquito. High above the earth you see a mosaic of habitats.

Let's explore these habitats

FCE Schoolyard LTER in the News

It is official - our very own Christopher Sanchez is a space cadet!

Chris, one of our outstanding FCE high school students, has had a planet named in his honor. You can track him at http://www.kentauren.info/cgi-bin/astorb2txt.pl?Suchname=Chrisanchez

Chris received this honor in recognition of his amazing accomplishments which include being a winner at the 2009 International Science and Engineering Fair, receiving Superior at the 55th Annual South Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair, and receiving 2nd Place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his poster presentation entitled: "Quantifying hydroperiod fluctuations across an Everglades wetland through microscopic analysis of siliceous microfossils." Chris has also been awarded the American Meterological Society Award.

Congratulations Chris!
(August 11, 2010)

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DBI-0620409 and #DEB-9910514. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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