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 […]
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.
Nighttime sampling!
Kevin’s import-export work carried through to low tide at about midnight. Good times!
Import/Export Measurements during spring tide
Kevin is doing another import/export measurement during a full tidal cycle on Shad Creek in Plum Island. This time it’s during a neap tide. Here is close to low- not […]
Lunch in New Haven
The Ixtapa food truck in New Haven (awesome!) on the way to Plum Island.
Coring in the Connecticut
I think the students were a bit tired after collecting seven 1 m cores in the Connecticut River estuary.