ðə dʒˌiːsˌiːˈiː ˈɛltˈɜː wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəl sˈaɪəns faʊndˈeɪʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ˌɛkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɔnðə sˈaʊθiːst kˈoʊst.
The GCE LTER was established by the National Science Foundation in 2000, and is the largest ecological research project on the Southeast Coast.