2012 LTER ASM - GCE

Climate drivers of Spartina marsh production on the Georgia coast

kwieski — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:05:34 +0000

Poster Number:

324

Presenter/Primary Author:

Kazimierz Wieski

Co-Authors:

Steven Pennings

Global climate changes are altering functioning of the earth’s ecosystems. Tidal saltmarshes are threatened by sea level rise and changes in weather patterns.

Modeling The Production of Salt Marsh Grasses

aburd — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:50:27 +0000

Poster Number:

323

Presenter/Primary Author:

Adrian Burd

Co-Authors:

Yeajin Jung

Salt marsh grass species change as one moves from high marsh areas to low marsh areas. This is a result of many factors including light, salinity and nutrient availability.

The roles of crabs in forming tidal creeks in sinking salt marshes

hvu — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:35:26 +0000

Poster Number:

311

Presenter/Primary Author:

Huy Vu

Co-Authors:

Steven C. Pennings

Salt marshes provide many ecosystem services, but are threatened by sea-level rise (SLR).

Student Poster:

Yes

Physical and biogeochemical patterns in a saltmarsh/river system (Duplin River, GA)

cschutte — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:17:04 +0000

Poster Number:

300

Presenter/Primary Author:

Charles Schutte

Co-Authors:

Christof Meile

Co-Authors:

Daniela DiIorio

Co-Authors:

Paul McKay

Co-Authors:

Kimberley Hunter

Co-Authors:

Jackson Blanton

Co-Authors:

Samantha Joye

Salt marshes are among the most productive habitats on Earth, and constitute a critical interface between the land and the sea.

Student Poster:

Yes

Drivers of groundwater flow at a back barrier island – marsh transect

jledoux — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:22:28 +0000

Poster Number:

278

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jonathan Ledoux

Co-Authors:

Clark Alexander

Co-Authors:

Christof Meile

Groundwater plays an important role in coastal regions by delivering nutrients to near shore and salt marsh environments.

Student Poster:

Yes

Mapping Phytoplankton and Related Physical-Chemical Variables within the Duplin River Tidal Drainage in Georgia

jschalles — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:07:53 +0000

Poster Number:

271

Presenter/Primary Author:

John Schalles

Co-Authors:

John O'Donnell

Co-Authors:

John Olley

Co-Authors:

Gina Gilson

Co-Authors:

William Crouch

Co-Authors:

Lanaia Carveth

In 2006 hyperspectral imagery of the Duplin River tidal watershed at Sapelo Island (Georgia Coastal Ecosystems), we documented striking spatial variation in phytoplankton chlorophyll patterns withi

Foliar DMSO:DMSP ratio and metal content as potential indicators of stress in Spartina alterniflora

cmcfarlin — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:25:49 +0000

Poster Number:

141

Presenter/Primary Author:

Caroline McFarlin

Co-Authors:

Merryl Alber

Physiological responses can occur long before there are visible signs of stress.

GCE Data Toolbox and Metabase: A sensor-to-synthesis software pipeline for LTER data management

wsheldon — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:07:38 +0000

Poster Number:

136

Presenter/Primary Author:

Wade Sheldon

Co-Authors:

John Chamblee

Co-Authors:

Richard Cary

LTER sites use a wide range of software to acquire, process, quality control and archive data.

Classification of salt marsh vegetation using edaphic and remote sensing-derived variables

chladik — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:59:06 +0000

Poster Number:

Presenter/Primary Author:

Christine Hladik

Co-Authors:

Merryl Alber

Salt marshes are well known for their striking macrophyte zonation patterns. Although many variables affect species distribution, soil salinity and waterlogging have been shown to be two of t