Phase 2- Future Work

Organic Matter Dynamics

The research team in BAE will be collaborating with Dr. Chris Osburn and Molly Mikan from the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at NCSU. We will be using fluorescence and absorbance data from in-situ instruments and lab analysis to describe the seasonal and tidal dynamics of organic matter in the marsh. Using these optical techniques, we will also gain insight into fate and sources of organic matter in the salt marsh. This project is sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant and the University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute. Installation of the in-situ instruments should occur in May 2011.

More details about research related to carbon sequestration and quantifying gas fluxes from the marsh will be added soon!