Virginia Coast Reserve LTER Images
Erika Zambello/LTER NCO. CC BY-SA 4.0." data-envira-item-id="46166" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vcr-2.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vcr-2-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="vcr-cement-blocks" data-envirabox='site_images_1934' itemprop="contentUrl">
Erika Zambello/LTER NCO. CC BY-SA 4.0." data-envira-gallery-id="site_images_1934" data-envira-index="11" data-envira-item-id="46166" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vcr-2-300x300_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vcr-2-300x300_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vcr-2-300x300_c.jpg 2x" data-title="vcr-cement-blocks" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="site_images_1934" data-automatic-caption="vcr-cement-blocks - Submerged cement blocks rest below the sea level. <a href="https://zambellophotography.com/">Erika Zambello</a>/LTER NCO. CC BY-SA 4.0." data-envira-height="300" data-envira-width="300" />

E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-item-id="80806" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Victoria-Long.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Victoria-Long-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Victoria Long" data-envirabox='site_images_1934' itemprop="contentUrl">
E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-gallery-id="site_images_1934" data-envira-index="19" data-envira-item-id="80806" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Victoria-Long-300x300_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Victoria-Long-300x300_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Victoria-Long-300x300_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Victoria Long" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="site_images_1934" data-automatic-caption="Victoria Long - PhD student Victoria Long displaying one of the plant species at her study site along Virginia's Eastern Shore, where salt marsh is starting to expand into agricultural fields." data-envira-height="300" data-envira-width="300" />

E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-item-id="80805" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Field-site.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Field-site-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Field site" data-envirabox='site_images_1934' itemprop="contentUrl">
E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-gallery-id="site_images_1934" data-envira-index="20" data-envira-item-id="80805" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Field-site-300x300_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Field-site-300x300_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Field-site-300x300_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Field site" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="site_images_1934" data-automatic-caption="Field site - Long's study plots, located in an agricultural region threatened by salt marsh encroachment." data-envira-height="300" data-envira-width="300" />

E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-item-id="80811" data-envira-retina="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Barrier-island-shrubs.jpg" data-thumb="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Barrier-island-shrubs-75x50_c.jpg" data-title="Barrier island shrubs" data-envirabox='site_images_1934' itemprop="contentUrl">
E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0" data-envira-gallery-id="site_images_1934" data-envira-index="21" data-envira-item-id="80811" data-envira-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Barrier-island-shrubs-300x300_c.jpg" data-envira-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Barrier-island-shrubs-300x300_c.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Barrier-island-shrubs-300x300_c.jpg 2x" data-title="Barrier island shrubs" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-no-lazy="1" data-envirabox="site_images_1934" data-automatic-caption="Barrier island shrubs - Sand dunes giving way to taller shrubs that have rapidly expanded on these barrier islands thanks to a warming climate. The shrubs are increasing erosion and changing food-web dynamics across the Virginia coastline. <a href="https://zambellophotography.com/">E Zambello</a>/LTER-NCO <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>" data-envira-height="300" data-envira-width="300" />
