LTER specific information

List of required fields for any LTER site

(ILTER or any regional group)

Name and Description

• Site Name

• General Site Description

Contact Details

• Site Manager

• Metadata provider

Geographic characteristics

• Centroid Coordinates

• Country

• Elevation (From)

• Elevation (To)

• Size (in hectares)

Observed properties

• Observed properties

Ecosystem and Environmental Characteristics

• Air Temperature: Average Annual

• Biome

• Ecosystem and Land Use

• Precipitation Annual

Network Affiliation

• Affiliation

• LTER Site Code

• LTER Member Network

Status and History

• Site Status

• Year Established

Type, Design and Scale

• Site Type (Spatial Design)

• Scale of Observation

• Design of Observation

• Scale of Experiments

• Design of Experiments

Operation

• Accessible All Year

• Permanent Operation

Equipment

• Permanent Power Supply

Data Sharing Policy

• General Data Policy

Project related fields

• LTER Site Classification/Category

Highly recommended, but not mandatory

• Short name

• Site Boundaries

• GEO-BON Biome