Major Research Topics

Since 1907 the Harvard Forest has served as a center for research and education in forest biology and conservation. The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, established in 1988 and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides a framework for much of this activity.

Topics include:

• Biodiversity Studies
• Conservation and Management
• Ecological Informatics and Modelling
• Forest-Atmosphere Exchange
• Historical and Retrospective Studies
• Invasive Plants, Pests and Pathogens
• Physiological Ecology, Population Dynamics, and Species Interactions
• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
• Watershed Ecology