 One of
the oldest continuous environmental studies in North America, Coweeta is based in
the eastern deciduous forest of the southern Appalachian Mountains, and
the centerpiece of a long-term
cooperation between the University of Georgia and the
USDA Forest Service.
 Funded
by the National Science Foundation, Coweeta LTER has evolved from a site-based to a site- and region-based project centering on the
effects of disturbance and environmental gradients on biogeochemical
cycling, and the underlying watershed ecosystem processes that
regulate and respond to those ecological cycles.
Coweeta LTER Research
Site
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Basin History
Intranet
Annual
Reports/Meeting Archives/Proposals
Directions to
Coweeta
Coweeta Basin Map
Email Lists
NSF Award Abstracts
(08-present)
(02-08)
(96-02)
Personnel Directory
Reservations
Project Proposal Form
Submitting Publications
Information
Management
Chemical Analytical Laboratory
Business Office
Travel (Forms/Reimbursements), Supply Orders, Graduate Assistantship Help,
Hourly Labor Requests, Leave Requests |
Data Catalog
Research data, GIS, demographic, special collections - the
complete Coweeta LTER data holdings in searchable catalogs.
Core & Long-Term Data Sets May Be Accessed Via The Data Catalog Link
Above.
Core data comprises data collections, normally long-term, that represent
studies central to Coweeta LTER's primary scientific research.
Publications
Publication, dissertations, theses - dating from 1928, over 1300
citations and over 1200 complete publications online.
Cross-site
Synthesis
Interdisciplinary research on the
interaction between biophysical and socioeconomic systems across regional,
national and oceanic boundaries.
COGENT: GIS Data
The Coweeta Geographic Network (COGENT)
houses
GIS data covering the 54,000 square kilometer range of the southern
Appalachian region.
Researcher Global Search
Mine research, data, and publications by individual researcher. NSF
Biographical Sketches are also provided and include contact information and
research foci for each scientist.
Samples of Current
Projects:
USGS Hydrologic Data in Near-Real-Time (Collins/Sheldon GCE)
The EcoTrends Project Socioeconomic Catalog (Gragson)
Southern Appalachian Land Cover (1986-2001) (Fievet/Collins)
 The
precedent of including students in all aspects of the field and laboratory
research and publication of results has been established since 1937,
when the first Coweeta graduate student produced their doctoral
dissertation.
Mission & Goals
Student Training & Development
Graduate Student Resources
Guided Tours
Information Mgmt. Process Guides
USDA Forest Service Seminars
 Schoolyard Program
Coweeta LTER scientists and staff provide middle school, high school, and
community college students "hands on" field and laboratory research
experience. The variety of ecosystems included in the LTER network,
coupled with the ongoing research, realizes the great potential in having
Coweeta serve as a learning environment for students of all levels.
Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus
University of Georgia student and Coweeta artist Abby Zylla
offers her view of a creature familiar to us all...and certainly part of
the habitat of Coweeta. Learn more about the science behind the range,
characteristics, and habitat of the eastern chipmunk:
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids - Wisconsin DNR
Other mammals observed at Coweeta since 1758
- Note the red wolf observed and recorded during the 1850's...red wolves
(Canis rufus) once roamed southeastern North America. Learn more
about red wolves at the
Red Wolf
Recovery Program, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Maneo,
North Carolina.
Did you know?
 Coweeta
Hydrologic Laboratory is the only USDA Forest Service outdoor site to
carry the 'Laboratory' title.
History |
Legacy of Research |
Evolution of Research
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