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Long Term Ecological Research in the Chihuahuan Desert

The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program is part of a national network of long-term ecological research sites funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The Jornada LTER program has been continuously funded since 1982 to develop general principles governing changes between grassland and shrubland ecosystems based on long-term data collected in the Chihuahuan Desert. We translate our findings to dryland ecosystems around the world, and forecast the dynamics of future ecosystem states in response to changing climate and land use.

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We partner closely with the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and the NMSU Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC), allowing us to benefit from a long history of rangeland research, and to contribute to science-based management and sustainability practices.


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STUDY NATURE, LOVE NATUR

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AUTUMN IS A SECOND SPRING

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JUST LET IT RAIN

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A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.


PROJECTS

Long-term ecological research

WE STUDY ANIMALS

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WE STUDY PLANTS

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WE STUDY OTHER THINGS TOO

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About

The Jornada Basin LTER is a research program of New Mexico State University and a member of the U.S. LTER Network supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant number DEB-2025166.

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Jornada Basin LTER
2995 Knox Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003

Tel: (575)646-1739
Fax: (575)646-5889
Email: jornada.lter@nmsu.edu

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