Virginia Coast Reserve LTER

Primary scope:

Local

COREO Region (if known):
MAREO - Mid-Atlantic Region Ecological Observatory

Owner of the site:
Uses facilities of ABCRC

Major biome(s):
Temperate forest

Major ecoregion(s):
Eastern Temperate Forests

If other:

Primary habitat description(s):

Aquatic, Terrestrial, Coastal

If other, please describe:

Primary land use(s):
Aquatic, Intensive row crops, Unmanaged/successional vegetation, Wetland

If other, please describe:
Islands and salt marshes are predominantly unmanaged. Mainland is predominantly row-crop agriculture. Lagoons between island and mainland are shallow (with deep channels) and dominated by salt water.

Beds available on site:

Common dining facility (cafeteria):
no

Year-round availability:
yes

Number of dry labs:

No Labs

Number of wet labs:

No Labs

Lecture/Discussion rooms:

No Labs

Classroom laboratories:

No Labs

Meeting facilites can accomodate:

No meeting facilities

Internet connectivity:

Broadband

Wireless:
yes

Electic power:

Distance to regional commercial airport:

< 50 miles

Area owned by institution (ha):
0

Adjacent area available (ha):
0

Vistors need security clearance:
no

Describe access restrictions:
Access restrictions are the same as for the Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center of the University of Virginia. TNC property access requires a research permit.

Experimental Facilities in place:
Nutrient addition

Other:
The LTER operates a fleet four boats to provide access by researchers to lagoon and island research locations

Contact name:
Karen McGlathery

Contact title:
Assoc. Prof.

Contact email:
kmcglathery@lternet.edu

Contact phone number:
434 924 0558

Contributor name:
John Porter

Contributor relationship to location:
Information Manager

Contributor email:
jhp7e@virginia.edu

Contributor phone number:
434 924 8999

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Virginia Coast Reserve LTER