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Ecology of salt panne habitats in Juncus roemerianus salt marshes of the...

We are studying the salt pannes to determine the ecological importance of these rare habitats.

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Winter Ecology of Marshbirds in Coastal Mississippi:

We initiated surveys in November 2003 to determine the abundance, distribution, and habitat use of winter marsh birds.

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Ecology of Winter Shorebirds of the Grand Bay NERR:

As a first step in understanding the importance of the Grand Bay NERR to these coastal birds, we began a study of the foraging ecology os shorebirds using an extensive sandy over-wash area of the Grand...

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Development of a Decision-Support Tool to Assess the Risk of Habitat...

Development of a Decision-Support Tool to Assess the Risk of Habitat Degradation Following Watershed Land Use Changes.

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Atmospheric Mercury Monitoring

Together, both stations help to measure the amount of mercury that is coming out of the atmosphere and getting into the water.

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Baseline Moth Community Assessment

This survey helps to create a baseline for future research endeavors in the Grand Bay NERR/NWR vicinity associated with moths. Currently, a transect is walked three to four mornings a week beneath...

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Researcher wins award for work at Reserve

Adam Chupp, a Ph.D. candidate at Southern Illinois University, won 2nd place for best student presentation at the Annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference in New Orleans, LA a few weeks ago.

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Marsh monitoring at the Reserve

The NERRs Sentinel Site Program is a system wide effort to understand the effects of changing water levels and tidal dynamics on the composition and distribution of marsh plant communities.  Changes in...

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Researcher wins award for work at Reserve

Adam Chupp, a Ph.D. candidate at Southern Illinois University, won 2nd place for best student presentation at the Annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference in New Orleans, LA a few weeks ago.

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Marsh monitoring at the Reserve

The NERRs Sentinel Site Program is a system wide effort to understand the effects of changing water levels and tidal dynamics on the composition and distribution of marsh plant communities.  Changes in...

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