Abstract

Major developments have emerged in the field of ecology as a result of taking a long‐term approach to both basic and applied research [Strayer, 1986]. In recognition of both the advantages of long‐term research programs and the historical difficulty of sustaining such research efforts, the National Science Foundation (NSF) instituted its Long‐Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program in 1980 [Callahan, 1984]. The LTER Program has a number of important links with the geosciences and is likely to play a significant role in work on terrestrial, freshwater, and estuarine ecosystems within the International Geosphere‐Biosphere Program (IBGP); it is thus a good time for us to begin communicating with geoscientists who are helping to shape IGBP.

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