Local observations connected to wider networks

MaS-LTSER is designed to make long-term research easier to discover, compare and use. The platform registers site information, research activities and appropriate datasets through the Dynamic Ecological Information Management System - Site and Dataset Registry (DEIMS-SDR).

DEIMS-SDR. Explore the MaS-LTSER site profile, facilities, projects and available datasets.

Platform publication. Read Africa’s First Alpine and Transboundary Long-Term Socioecological Research Platform in Mountain Research and Development.

Afromontane Research Unit. Learn more about mountain research at the University of the Free State.

The platform contributes to national and international long-term research through connections with the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network, SAEON’s Expanded Freshwater and Terrestrial Environmental Observation Network, the Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Programme and collaborating institutions in South Africa, Lesotho and abroad.