David Basler Releases Drone
Postdoctoral fellow David Basler releases his drone from the top of Harvard Forest’s walk-up tower.
Soil Warming Plots
The soil warming plots at Harvard Forest viewed from atop an adjacent research tower. Audrey Barker Plotkin- Harvard Forest Archives
Hemlock Forest Near Tower
The hemlock forest, as seen from the Woods Road to the tower. David R. Foster- Harvard Forest Archives
Research Towers at Harvard Forest
Photo shows the NEON and EMS towers as viewed from the Harvard Forest walk-up tower. David R. Foster- Harvard Forest Archives
Mobile predators structure communities. Credit James Nifong
Alligators are one of several mobile apex predators in southeastern estuaries. James Nifong
Ammonia oxidizers transform the nitrogen cycle. Credit Kazimierz Wieski
Kazimierz Wieski
Estuaries play an outsized role in the global carbon budget. Credit Steven Pennings.
Although estuaries are small in area, they play an outsized role in the global carbon budget. Steven Pennings Steven Pennings
Sea level rise alters wetland function. credit Steven Pennings
A long-term experiment at the GCE LTER revealed that rising sea levels would negatively affect tidal freshwater marshes. Steven Pennings
River flow supports marsh production. credit Steven Pennings
Long-term monitoring of salt marsh plant production revealed the role of river flow. Andy Penninman
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Ecotone interface between mangrove and sawgrass in lower Shark River Slough. Stephan Davis Stephan Davis
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Eddy covariance tower at SRS-6 in lower Shark River before (left) and after (right) Hurricane Irma. (left) Jordan Barr (right) Edward Castaneda
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Dr. Greg Starr and Dr. Justin Cummings working on the eddy covariance and meteorological tower near TS/Ph-1b in Taylor Slough. Edward Linden
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