Georgia Coastal
Ecosystems Slide Show
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Georgia Coastal
Ecosystems
Sapelo Island,
Georgia
Institutional
affiliations: University of Georgia, University of Georgia
Marine Institute, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Indiana University Bloomington
Principal
biome/main communities: Coastal barrier island/marsh
complex; salt marsh, estuary, intertidal sediments, surficial
aquifer, oceanic sounds, oyster reefs
Research
topics: Influence of river flow and ground-water discharge
variability on: transport and exchange processes in salt-marshes,
tidal creeks, and the surficial aquifer; sediment/ground water
nutrient dynamics; salt marsh productivity and trophic structure;
bacterial and fungal diversity and productivity; invertebrate
population dynamics.
Site
Coordinates: 31.4 N, -81.3 W
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