Virginia Coast Reserve LTER

Long-term ecological research on coastal lagoon & barrier island systems along Virginia's Eastern Shore @USLTER @Nature_VA

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

All smiles at the 2023 VCR All Scientists Meeting! @USLTER

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

How are oyster reefs connected, and how does the distribution of their larvae impact recovering oysters?
The Castorani lab at UVA has just deployed a new experiment to find out.
We'll return later to add cages that help reveal the role of predation in shaping oyster recruitment.

[Sophia Hoffman @soemhoffman]

Good morning, Oyster! Are we ready for the summer field season?
@vcrlter

[Sophia Hoffman @soemhoffman]

Have you ever been somewhere that might not exist in a few years? This is the north end of Cobb Island, which is rapidly changing. Zoom in for some bonus trimble surveying for scale
@LaurenBrideau1 @uvaevsc @vcrlter
#barrierisland #easternshore #coastalchange

[US LTER @USLTER]

Coming this Friday!

Want to learn about science graphics with a Senior Art Editor of Nature?

The LTER Visual Media Webinar is on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 8 am PT/ 11 am ET!  Register for the event below. https://t.co/VjxV3Xyli7

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

Come spend your summer at the Virginia Coast Reserve #LTER! There are just under 2 weeks left to apply for our #REU positions; applications are due February 11th. @NSF @USLTER

[US LTER @USLTER]

Orientation to the LTER Network—webinar this Wednesday, 1/24!

Register for this Community Call, our first, here:
https://t.co/JE8kT134tv

[Sophia Hoffman @soemhoffman]

Looking for paid undergraduate research experience this summer? Apply for a REU position at the @vcrlter on the Eastern Shore of Virginia!
https://t.co/Qf23ZRlXcv
Applications are due February 11th.
#coastalecology #REU #summerinternship
@USLTER @NSF @Nature_VA

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

Applications are now open for paid research experiences for undergraduates this summer at the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER!
https://t.co/uZV18eZjUk
Applications are due February 11th.
@USLTER #REU #USLTER #VCR

[Matt Kirwan @theswampboss]

"Existing carbon budgets may overstate the magnitude of the coastal carbon sink" because eroding carbon stocks along the VA Atlantic coast are dominated by deep, UNvegetated sediments (nope, not marsh, not seagrass). New paper by @MaryBryanBarks1

[UVa EnviSci @uvaevsc]

Mark your calendars! Next Wednesday, December 6 will be The Coastal Conservatory’s 2023 Coastal Futures Festival in Nau Hall from 2-5pm. Featuring an album release (“Soundscapes of Restoration” by @matthewburtner) and research talks from @Karen_McG2 and @matt_reidenbach

[Alex Smith @SaltMudVegHeat2]

Our recent analysis of land cover change revealed that nearly 200 Gg of carbon were lost from a portion of the coast in ~40 years BUT compensatory mechanisms in the coastal landscape replaced this loss in <7 years!

https://t.co/zYo0vWB9iG

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

A great press article from the UVA Environmental Institute summarizing #vcrlter student, Sean Hardison's, paper that was recently published in Conservation Biology

[UVA Environmental Institute @UVAEnvironment]

In a seven-year study, University of Virginia researchers caught six times the number of fish in restored seagrass meadows off the state’s coast as compared to unrestored shallows. The level and consistency of fish recovery surprised the UVA scientists!
https://t.co/hId7rKz8Pu

[Sophia Hoffman @soemhoffman]

Clear waters and perfect October weather out on South Bay this morning at the @vcrlter

#seagrass #seaturtles

[Dr. Carolyn Ewers Lewis @ewers_lewis]

🌊🌱 It's here! 🚨🥳 Check out our new (and easy!) method for tracking sediment accretion and erosion in #seagrass meadows. #bluecarbon @Karen_McG2 @FlaglerCollege @uvaevsc @ResilienceUVA @vcrlter
https://t.co/isi1jrTjti

[Matt Kirwan @theswampboss]

New paper: It took only 7 years for surviving #bluecarbon ecosystems to replace 36 years worth of degradation across the entire @vcrlter coast. Led by @SaltMudVegHeat @VIMS_News.
https://t.co/avQ8uIgG4b

[Dr. Carolyn Ewers Lewis @ewers_lewis]

New paper alert! 🚨🌊🌱Led by Dr. Alex Smith, we looked at how coastal ecosystems can absorb regional carbon losses caused by shifts in ecosystem cover. @SaltMudVegHeat @uvaevsc @vcrlter @FlaglerCollege https://t.co/YrApcwbiRR

[Virginia Coast Reserve LTER @vcrlter]

Some August happenings at the VCR #LTER.
Thank you to @soemhoffman for the photos 📸

[Conservation Biology @ConBiology]

The #restoration and #conservation of #coastal habitats can enhance #biodiversity and support ecosystem function in the face of global change.🏝️ Read more on this from Hardison, McGlathery, and Castorani at https://t.co/siuemDtiSK
#science

[Aquatic Eddy Covariance Lab @BergLabUVA]

Coastal marine megaripples are metabolic hotspots with highly dynamic oxygen exchange – Check out our new aquatic #EddyCovariance paper: https://t.co/FxyvKR6CkL
Image: Google Earth

[Sophia Hoffman @soemhoffman]

The air quality wasn’t great for our quarterly Water Quality Sampling at the @vcrlter yesterday, but there were some pretty stellar crews out on the bays!