SERF collaborative research networks

The Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF) is part of a range of national and international collaborative research networks including:

• TERN, Australia’s land ecosystem observatory
• the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER), which fosters long-term global-scale investigations of major ecosystems and socio-ecological systems
• the Australian Acoustic Observatory, a continental-scale acoustic sensor network, recording for a five-year period across multiple Australian ecosystems
• the International DroughtNet experiment, a global network to assess terrestrial ecosystem sensitivity to drought

SERF’s participation in these networks extends our impact from site to region, continent and the globe. It means that the research undertaken at SERF contributes to global initiatives in ecosystem science, and broader efforts to better understand and manage ecosystems. Our involvement also gives researchers working at SERF access to national and international expertise, opportunities and collaborations.