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Why collect cores from a beach?

There are many reasons to collect cores from a beach.  One of the most interesting is to look back in time and see what environments used to be where the beach is today.  The core is like a time machine, … Continue reading

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The New River Estuary on a budget

We collected 8 cores from the New River Estuary to help our colleagues at VIMS and UCONN derive a carbon budget for the estuary.  Cores were collected using the R/V Jenny and transported to IMS for subsampling.  Brent McKee will … Continue reading

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