The LTER Network has published a remembrance of Bruce Hayden who led the VCR/LTER from 1994-2000.
https://lternet.edu/stories/bruce-hayden-a-remarkable-scientist-leader-and-educator/
Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research
Ecological Research on a High-Speed Landscape: Developing a predictive understanding of how long-term change and short-term disturbance control the dynamic nature of coastal barrier landscapes.