Day 3 - Marsh Vegetation Data Collection

Jason and Sharilyn analyzing vegetation behind the oyster restoration site

Day 3 - Marsh Vegetation Data Collection: November 16, 2013

Jason and Bryan

Brian, Bryan, Jason, Jesse, Dr. Smith, and I headed out to the restoration site to finish our final day of data collection. On our way to the restoration site, the GTMNERR mule broke down. Brian, Jason, Jesse, and I loaded our supplies onto the golf cart and rode to the restoration site while Bryan and Dr. Smith waited for help. The weather appeared to be better than the previous day, but as soon as we started collecting data another storm started heading in our direction. Bryan, Jason, and I took photographs and collected canopy height for the remaining 13 transects. Brian and Jesse collected measurements of the marsh-edge movement from previously marked quadrats in front of the marsh-edge. They also collected the remaining GPS coordinates for the end of the transects (16 m). Fortunately, with everyone's participation we were able to collect all of our data just in the nick of time before the storm arrived.

Brian and Jesse measuring change in marsh-edge