RESULTS OF PRIOR NSF SUPPORT	 RPS: 1
INTRODUCTION	RPS: 1
THE VCR MEGASITE	RPS: 1
THE NORTH HOG CHRONOSEQUENCE SITE	RPS: 2
THE MAINLAND MARSH SITE	RPS: 3
LAGOONS AND MARSHES SITE	RPS: 4
LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS	RPS: 4
INTERSITE, MODELING AND SYNTHETIC STUDIES	RPS: 4
RELATION TO FUTURE RESEARCH	RPS: 5
VCR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE	RPS: 5
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	RPS: 5
PUBLICATIONS DURING LTER II (1992-Present)	RPS: 6
PROJECT DESCRIPTION	 PD: 1
SECTION 1	PD: 1
INTRODUCTION	PD: 1
The Site	PD: 1
Site History	PD: 3
Succession and Ecological State Change	PD: 3
Free Surfaces	PD: 4
VCR RESEARCH PROGRAMS	PD: 5
Relationships Between Free Surface Dynamics and VCR Ecosystems	PD: 6
VCR Megasite	PD: 7
North Hog Island Chronosequence Site	PD: 9
Hog Island Bay Lagoons and Marshes Site	PD: 11
Mainland Marsh Site	PD: 13
SECTION 2	PD: 16
LONG TERM EXPERIMENTS	PD: 16
Water Table Draw Down Experiments	PD: 16
Lagoon Marsh Surface Lowering Experiment	PD: 17
Mainland Marsh Inundation Experiments	PD: 18
LONG-TERM DATA SETS	PD: 20
Primary Production	PD: 20
Organic Matter Accumulation	PD: 21
Nutrient Movements and Transformations	PD: 21
Trophic Structure	PD: 22
Disturbance	PD: 22
SYNTHESIS AND MODELING	PD: 23
Ecosystem State Models	PD: 23
Threshold State Variable Change Models	PD: 24
Wetland Models	PD: 24
Disturbance Frequency Models	PD: 25
Material Flux Models	PD: 25
Sediment Deposition Model for Marsh Surfaces	PD: 26
DATA MANAGEMENT	PD: 26
INTERSITE AND NETWORK ACTIVITIES	PD: 27
RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS	PD: 27
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION	PD: 27
ARCHIVES AND INVENTORIES	PD: 28
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	PD: 28
NEW PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGIES	PD: 29
GPS Kinematic Hypsometry	PD: 29
GPS Kinematic Ecotone Surveys	PD: 29
Chronosequence Exclosure Project	PD: 29
Nitrogen Budget Project	PD: 30
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT	PD: 30
LITERATURE CITED	 LIT: 1
CURRICULUM VITAE	 CV: 1
BUDGET	 BGT: 1
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION	BGT:11
Equipment:	BGT:12
SUBCONTRACTS	BGT:13
APPENDICES	 APDX: 1
LETTERS OF INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT	APDX: 1
OTHER RELATED SUPPORT	APDX: 4
PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (20 papers)	APDX: 5
CURRENT AND PENDING SUPPORT	APDX: 6
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT	APDX:31
SITE DESCRIPTIONS	APDX:33
POLICY ON HUMANE CARE OF ANIMALS	APDX:33