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class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/cap_brief_final/" title="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82412" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER site brief" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-6 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82412" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="5" data-envira-item-id="82412" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CAP_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82413" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-7 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/cce_brief_final/" title="California Current LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82413" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="California Current LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="California Current LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-7 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82413" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="California Current LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="6" data-envira-item-id="82413" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="California Current LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="California Current LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82414" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-8 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/cdr_brief_final/" title="Cedar Creek LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82414" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Cedar Creek LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Cedar Creek LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-8 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82414" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Cedar Creek LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="7" data-envira-item-id="82414" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CDR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Cedar Creek LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Cedar Creek LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82415" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-9 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/fce_brief_final/" title="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82415" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-9 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82415" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="8" data-envira-item-id="82415" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Florida Coastal Everglades LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82416" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-10 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/gce_brief_final/" title="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82416" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-10 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82416" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="9" data-envira-item-id="82416" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GCE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82417" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-11 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/hbr_brief_final/" title="Hubbard Brook LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82417" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Hubbard Brook LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Hubbard Brook LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-11 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82417" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Hubbard Brook LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="10" data-envira-item-id="82417" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HBR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Hubbard Brook LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Hubbard Brook LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82418" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-12 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/hfr_brief_final/" title="Harvard Forest LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82418" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Harvard Forest LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Harvard Forest LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-12 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82418" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Harvard Forest LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="11" data-envira-item-id="82418" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HFR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Harvard Forest LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Harvard Forest LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82419" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-13 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/jrn_brief_final/" title="Jornada Basin LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82419" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Jornada Basin LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Jornada Basin LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-13 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82419" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Jornada Basin LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="12" data-envira-item-id="82419" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JRN_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Jornada Basin LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Jornada Basin LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82420" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-14 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/kbs_brief_final/" title="Kellogg Biological Station LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82420" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Kellogg Biological Station LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Kellogg Biological Station site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-14 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82420" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Kellogg Biological Station LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="13" data-envira-item-id="82420" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KBS_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Kellogg Biological Station LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Kellogg Biological Station LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82421" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-15 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/knz_brief_final/" title="Konza Prairie LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82421" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Konza Prairie LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Konza Prairie LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-15 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82421" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Konza Prairie LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="14" data-envira-item-id="82421" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KNZ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Konza Prairie LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Konza Prairie LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82422" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-16 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/luq_brief_final/" title="Luquillo LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82422" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Luquillo LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Luquillo LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-16 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82422" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Luquillo LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="15" data-envira-item-id="82422" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LUQ_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Luquillo LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Luquillo LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82423" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-17 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/mcm_brief_final/" title="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82423" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-17 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82423" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="16" data-envira-item-id="82423" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCM_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82424" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-18 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/mcr_brief_final/" title="Moorea Coral Reef LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82424" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Moorea Coral Reef LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Moorea Coral Reef LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-18 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82424" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Moorea Coral Reef LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="17" data-envira-item-id="82424" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MCR_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Moorea Coral Reef LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Moorea Coral Reef LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82425" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-19 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/nes_brief_final/" title="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82425" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-19 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82425" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="18" data-envira-item-id="82425" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NES_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Northeast U.S. Shelf LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82426" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-20 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/nga_brief_final/" title="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82426" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-20 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82426" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="19" data-envira-item-id="82426" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NGA_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82427" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-21 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/ntl_brief_final/" title="North Temperate Lakes LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82427" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="North Temperate Lakes LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="North Temperate Lakes LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-21 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82427" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="North Temperate Lakes LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="20" data-envira-item-id="82427" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NTL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="North Temperate Lakes LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="North Temperate Lakes LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82428" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-22 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/nwt_brief_final/" title="Niwot Ridge LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82428" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Niwot Ridge LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Niwot Ridge LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-22 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82428" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Niwot Ridge LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="21" data-envira-item-id="82428" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NWT_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Niwot Ridge LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Niwot Ridge LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82429" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-23 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/pal_brief_final/" title="Palmer LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82429" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Palmer LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Palmer Station Antarctica LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-23 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82429" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Palmer LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="22" data-envira-item-id="82429" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PAL_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Palmer LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Palmer LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82430" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-24 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/pie_brief_final/" title="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82430" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER site brief" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-24 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82430" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" tabindex="-1" title="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER" width="300" data-caption="" data-envira-gallery-id="82435" data-envira-index="23" data-envira-item-id="82430" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/PIE_brief_FINAL_Page_1-300x297_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="82435" data-automatic-caption="Plum Island Ecosystem LTER" data-envira-height="297" data-envira-width="300" /></a></div></div><div id="envira-gallery-item-82431" class="envira-gallery-item envira-gallery-item-25 envira-lazy-load" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><div class="envira-gallery-item-inner"><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-top-right"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-left"></div><div class="envira-gallery-position-overlay envira-gallery-bottom-right"></div><a class="envira-gallery-82435 envira-gallery-link-disabled" href="https://lternet.edu/lter-site-briefs-2019-2/sbc_brief_final/" title="Santa Barbara Coastal LTER" data-caption="" data-envira-item-id="82431" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SBC_brief_FINAL_Page_1.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SBC_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Santa Barbara Coastal LTER" data-envirabox='82435' target="_blank" itemprop="contentUrl"><img decoding="async" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SBC_brief_FINAL_Page_1-scaled-300x297_c.jpg" alt="Santa Barbara Coastal LTER site brief 2019" class="envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-25 envira-lazy" height="297" id="envira-gallery-image-82431" 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