ðə dʒˌiːsˌiːˈiː ˈɛltˈɜːɹ ɪz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪəns faʊndˈeɪʃənz lˈɔŋ tˈɜːm ˌɛkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ nˈɛtwɜːk, wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɪsts ʌv twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈaɪts ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd æntˈɑːɹktɪkə.
The GCE LTER is part of the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research Network, which consists of 28 research sites around North America and Antarctica.