To test feedbacks between sediment supply, plant biomass, and marsh accretion, we’ve undertaken a sediment exclusion experiment in salt marshes in the Delaware River. We installed a 3x3m sediment exclusion […]
Spring tides
The crew in Plum Island doing creek import/export measurements realized that work on the marsh is a bit different with spring tides. The marsh started to flood, and it was […]
Tidal Creek Discharge Measurements (movies)
This short (1 minute) movie describes the purpose of measuring water exchange in tidal creeks in the Plum Island system. Here is a view of the ADCP and water […]
Sampling in the dark
Mikala is investigating how water draining high and low-elevation marsh influences metabolism (production and respiration) in estuarine waters. This had us out at 2:30am to catch the maximum ebb tide […]
New Summer Crew
We started off the 2016 field season with a trip to Plum Island Sound in May. Diana, Mikala, Brian, Olivia, Arielle, and Mary joined Drs. Sutter and Weston for a […]
NSF Sediment Project Funded
Tidal marshes are productive ecosystems that provide key services to society such as carbon sequestration, storm surge buffering, and water-quality mitigation. The long-term stability of coastal wetlands is explained by […]
We got the drone!
We acquired a drone to facilitate aerial photography and change over time analysis of the Plum Island Ecosystem research site. It’s also a lot of fun to fly!
Drowning in Sediment Patties
With each 1m sediment core getting sectioned at 1 cm increments, we have lots and lots of sediment parties strewn around lab!
Escaping the creek at low tide
Rosie and Danielle push the boat out of Shad Creek in Plum Island close to low tide. A few more minute and we would have been stranded for a couple […]
Abe visits the field crew
Abe got to visit the summer field crew at the Connecticut River boat dock. He was pretty happy about it.