VCR_LTER_III
Virginia Coast Reserve LTER, Dept. Envi. Sci., UVA
Table of Contents
NSF Cover Page
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Cover Page
PROJECT SUMMARY
RESULTS OF PRIOR NSF SUPPORT
INTRODUCTION
THE VCR MEGASITE
THE NORTH HOG CHRONOSEQUENCE SITE
THE MAINLAND MARSH SITE
LAGOONS AND MARSHES SITE
LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS
INTERSITE, MODELING AND SYNTHETIC STUDIES
RELATION TO FUTURE RESEARCH
VCR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICATIONS DURING LTER II (1992-Present)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
The Site
Site History
Succession and Ecological State Change
Free Surfaces
VCR RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Relationships Between Free Surface Dynamics and VCR Ecosystems
VCR Megasite
North Hog Island Chronosequence Site
Hog Island Bay Lagoons and Marshes Site
Mainland Marsh Site
SECTION 2
LONG TERM EXPERIMENTS
Water Table Draw Down Experiments
Lagoon Marsh Surface Lowering Experiment
Mainland Marsh Inundation Experiments
LONG-TERM DATA SETS
Primary Production
Organic Matter Accumulation
Nutrient Movements and Transformations
Trophic Structure
Disturbance
SYNTHESIS AND MODELING
Ecosystem State Models
Threshold State Variable Change Models
Wetland Models
Disturbance Frequency Models
Material Flux Models
Sediment Deposition Model for Marsh Surfaces
DATA MANAGEMENT
INTERSITE AND NETWORK ACTIVITIES
RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
ARCHIVES AND INVENTORIES
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
NEW PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
GPS Kinematic Hypsometry
GPS Kinematic Ecotone Surveys
Chronosequence Exclosure Project
Nitrogen Budget Project
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT
LITERATURE CITED
APPENDICES
LETTERS OF INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT
OTHER RELATED SUPPORT
PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (20 papers)
CURRENT AND PENDING SUPPORT