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VCR_010001
Aerial view of salt marsh and adjacent farmland, Virginia Coast Reserve LTER. VCR LTER.
Date: 11/04/2004
Views: 109
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VCR_010003
Marsh, Virginia Coast Reserve LTER. VCR LTER.
Date: 11/04/2004
Views: 95
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VCR_010004
Aerial view of salt marsh and adjacent farmland, Virginia Coast Reserve LTER. VCR LTER.
Date: 11/04/2004
Views: 95
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VCR_010002_001
Machipongo Station, Hog Island, Virginia Coast Reserve LTER, with Spartina (cordgrass), dunes and swales (right). VCR LTER.
Date: 11/01/2004
Views: 133
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VCR_010005
Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper image of the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula showing the barrier island/lagoon complex studied by the Virginia Coast LTER project. Shallow lagoons separate the islands from the mainland on the eastern side of
Date: 11/04/2004
Views: 132
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Hog_dune_man_1999
Researcher Raymond Dueser of Utah State University surveys a growing dune on Hog Island in 1999. (Photo by Patrice Porter). VCR LTER.
Date: 02/24/2009
Views: 103
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Hog_driftwood_1999
Wind-blown sand bury driftwood and growing plants alike on the dunes of Hog Island, VA. Grasses must grow rapidly to keep from being buried when storm-driven winds cause sand to accumulate. (Photo by Patrice Porter). VCR LTER.
Date: 02/24/2009
Views: 125
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PB140007
Sky, land and water come together in a sunset on the Virginia Coast Reserve off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula in Virginia.(Photo by John Porter). VCR LTER.
Date: 02/24/2009
Views: 107
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parr020917_38
Lost during a storm in the late 1800s, the "Esk" emerged from the surf onto the beach of Parramore Island. During the "Perfect Storm" (also known as the "Halloween Storm") in October 1991 waves moved the "Esk" more
Date: 02/24/2009
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parr020917_07
A grassland area shows the spotty effects of fire on a barrier island meadow. Areas with green grass were able to avoid burning, while drier vegetation was soon consumed by fire. Lightning sparked a fire on Parramore Island in 2002 that burned most of the
Date: 02/24/2009
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shallow_sample
Researchers study vegetation on the bottom of the shallow lagoons between the barrier islands and the mainland. These extensive lagoons are extremely shallow in most areas, but are bisected by deep channels. (Photo by Karen McGlathery and Christy Tyler).
Date: 02/24/2009
Views: 105
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GPS_01_04
Research technicians Phillip Smith (foreground) and Jason Restein (background)use Global Positioning System (GPS) units to develop highly accurate three-dimensional maps of a barrier island landscape. Ecologically significant changes in elevation can be l
Date: 02/24/2009
Views: 105
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