Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies
(ITES)
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
P.O. Box 21910
San Juan, PR 00931-1910
Tel. (787) 764 - 0000 (ext. 2867)
Fax (787) 772 -1481
Web site: http://www.ites.upr.edu/
Int. Inst. of Tropical Forestry / USDA Forest Service
Jardín Botánico Sur
1201 Calle Ceiba
San Juan, PR 00926-1119
Tel. 766-5335
Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/
LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST
LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT
Overview of the research project
The Luquillo Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LUQ) program
is located in the Luquillo
Mountains of eastern Puerto Rico. LUQ is part of a network of Long-term
Ecological Research (LTER) programs in the United States (funded by
the US National Science Foundation) and elsewhere, all of which address
core research questions in the context of local research goals. The main
goal of LUQ studies is to understand the long-term dynamics of tropical
forest ecosystems characterized by large-scale, infrequent disturbance,
rapid processing of organic material, and high habitat and species diversity.
The results are of theoretical interest and contribute to conservation
management goals and understanding of global change. Please see the series
of LUQ proposals for detailed descriptions
of LUQ research projects and results, and see articles on selected features
of The Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) and LUQ research mentioned below
in this overview. (...more)
Climate at LEF
El Verde Field Station:
Bisley:
Climate models:
Network Connection
What's New
- LUQ LTER Monthly Meeting in October: Luquillo LTER will have a montly meeting on October 8, 4 pm, on the UPR campus. - posted Sep 16, 2008.
- Past events
The development of this web site was supported by the National Science Foundation, USDA Forest Service, and the University of Puerto Rico
This page was last updated on: September 27, 2008