@CPELVCU

Zinnert lab focused on coastal plant-environment relationships and climate change response. Part of LTER-VCR insta: @cpelvcu

 richmond, va
cpel.vcu.edu
Joined April 2015
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Climate change is contributing to ‘state change’ in diverse ecosystems, including in Virginia news.vcu.edu/article/Climate…

Climate change is contributing to ‘state change’ in diverse ecosystems

A new VCU-led study examines how small changes in an environmental driver are transforming the structure or function of some ecosystems.

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coastalscience.noaa.gov/news… #dunes #functionaltraits

New Study Examines the Role of Roots and Below Ground Plant Structures on Dune Dynamics - NCCOS -...

Dunes help protect communities from storms, and vegetation helps stabilize dunes by reducing wind and water erosion and by trapping and accumulating new sediment. While the importance of aboveground...

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Just published: Intraspecific competition in common coastal dune grasses overshadows facilitation on the dune face onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Intraspecific competition in common coastal dune grasses overshadows facilitation on the dune face

Restoration of degraded dunes through revegetation of native dune building species is critical to preserve multiple ecosystem services (i.e., coastal protection, habitat). As dunes exhibit high...

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Great day for coastal #fieldwork We are monitoring plots across a barrier island @vcrlter - several plots have been lost to island migration and others buried in a meter of sand! Long term research allows us to follow dynamic change @DrewbyOutdoors
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Check out our newest paper in @PLOSONE "Plant community re-organization and increased productivity due to multi-year nutrient enrichment of a coastal grassland" @ecolojoe @vcrlter journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

Plant community re-organization and increased productivity due to multi-year nutrient enrichment of...

Nutrient enrichment alters plant community structure and function at a global scale. Coastal plant systems are expected to experience increased rates of nitrogen and phosphorus deposition by 2100,...

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Researchers from @VIMS_News, @VCU, and the @ArmyERDC recently planned their upcoming study of how beach nourishment on the #OuterBanks impacts the resilience of constructed and natural sand dunes. Learn more at bit.ly/heindune
Members of the research team finalize their sampling strategy along a line of sand dunes backing the Outer Banks shoreline. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

ALT Members of the research team finalize their sampling strategy along a line of sand dunes backing the Outer Banks shoreline. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

Dr. Chris Hein of VIMS (foreground) and W&M undergrad Ethan Stewart examine an incipient beach nourishment site at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

ALT Dr. Chris Hein of VIMS (foreground) and W&M undergrad Ethan Stewart examine an incipient beach nourishment site at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

Members of the research team discuss sampling strategies during a reconnaissance trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The scientists are studying the interplay between beach nourishment and the resilience of constructed and natural sand dunes. Clockwise from L: Emily Hein, Assistant Director for Advisory Services at VIMS; VIMS Ph.D. student Elizabeth Davis; W&M undergraduate Selwyn Heminway (’23); Janelle Skaden, a Research Civil Engineer with U.S Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Drew White a VCU Master’s student (obscured); W&M undergraduate and WMSURE scholar Ethan Stewart (’25); and Dr. Nicholas Cohn, Research Oceanographer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (back to camera). © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

ALT Members of the research team discuss sampling strategies during a reconnaissance trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The scientists are studying the interplay between beach nourishment and the resilience of constructed and natural sand dunes. Clockwise from L: Emily Hein, Assistant Director for Advisory Services at VIMS; VIMS Ph.D. student Elizabeth Davis; W&M undergraduate Selwyn Heminway (’23); Janelle Skaden, a Research Civil Engineer with U.S Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Drew White a VCU Master’s student (obscured); W&M undergraduate and WMSURE scholar Ethan Stewart (’25); and Dr. Nicholas Cohn, Research Oceanographer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (back to camera). © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

VIMS Ph.D. student Elizabeth Davis (L) consults with VIMS associate professor Christopher Hein concerning placement of sampling transects while Emily Hein, Assistant Director for Advisory Services at VIMS, looks on. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

ALT VIMS Ph.D. student Elizabeth Davis (L) consults with VIMS associate professor Christopher Hein concerning placement of sampling transects while Emily Hein, Assistant Director for Advisory Services at VIMS, looks on. © D.Malmquist/VIMS.

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Coastal Plant EcoLab retweeted
Ecosphere@ESAEcosphere25 May 2022
From our #Coastal & Marine Ecology track: All #DunePlants are not alike, a new study shows - and differences in species' #traits can have big implications for modeling & dune restoration doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4065 #Erosion #OpenAccess #NSFFunded @NSF @CPELVCU
Images of focal species (a) Ammophila breviligulata, (b) Panicum amarum, (c) Spartina patens, and (d) Uniola paniculata

ALT Images of focal species (a) Ammophila breviligulata, (b) Panicum amarum, (c) Spartina patens, and (d) Uniola paniculata

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Now out in print: Whole plant traits of coastal dune vegetation and implications for interactions with dune dynamics esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi… former MS student Shannon Walker's MS thesis

Whole plant traits of coastal dune vegetation and implications for interactions with dune dynamics

Coastal dunes are important protective features against sea level rise and coastal storms. Interactions between dune plant aboveground structures and sediment trapping that allow for dune building...

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Native expanding #waxmyrtle shrub makes a lovely assortment of colors as a natural dye
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Karen McGlathery@Karen_McG225 Apr 2022
Rising seas are affecting the ecosystems and livelihoods on the Eastern Shore of Virginia explains ⁦@vcrlter⁩ site director Cora Baird ⁦@WildCora⁩ youtu.be/s09h3scFCyk
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Two talented @vcu undergraduates presenting #dune research at the @VCUUROP symposium today
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JGR-Earth Surface@JGREarthSurface9 Mar 2022
New Paper: Exploring the Impacts of Shrub-Overwash Feedbacks in Coastal Barrier Systems With an Ecological-Morphological Model Reeves et al. (incl. @ebgoldstein, @ljmcoast @CPELVCU) doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006397
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Dr. Cora Baird@WildCora7 Mar 2022
We are still seeking research support staff. We have a great team, and the seaside is a beautiful place to work. Field logistics, safety, research support... We are casting a broad net and simply looking for the best fit. Details: abcrc.virginia.edu/siteman2/
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Just out - Exploring the Impacts of Shrub‐Overwash Feedbacks in Coastal Barrier Systems With an Ecological‐Morphological Model agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… @ljmcoast @ebgoldstein @vcrlter

Exploring the Impacts of Shrub‐Overwash Feedbacks in Coastal Barrier Systems With an Ecological‐M...

Modeled barriers with shrubs tend to be narrower, migrate landward more slowly, and be more strongly skewed volumetrically toward the ocean Shrubs increase the likelihood of discontinuous barrier...

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Field work in March - chilly but sunny with new undergrads measuring dune functional composition @vcrlter @EmilyinRVA
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Coastal Plant EcoLab retweeted
Dr. Cora Baird@WildCora18 Jan 2022
We're hiring! Join @vcrlter and @uvaevsc as scientific support staff at the Coastal Research Center in Oyster, VA. Our field staff work to support inclusive, long-term coastal science and scientists along VA's coast. @USLTER @OBFSFieldBio #ESVA #SciJobs uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
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Lights hung a for a new funded project engaging undergrads and investigating coastal plants, traits, and erosion
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Virginia Sea Grant@vaseagrant7 Dec 2021
#BarrierIslands can be found around the world, but Virginia’s barrier #islands are part of one of the largest stretches of coastal wilderness on the East #Coast. How much do you know about them? Test your knowledge in the #TriviaTuesday thread below:
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Coastal Plant EcoLab retweeted
Evan Goldstein@ebgoldstein6 Dec 2021
We have a new preprint looking at road networks on 72 US Atlantic and Gulf barrier islands. Led by @SofiAldabet & w/ @envidynxlab, and available on @EarthArXiv . doi.org/10.31223/X55D1G constructive feedback is very welcome!
EarthArXiv@EarthArXiv6 Dec 2021
"Thresholds in road network functioning on US Atlantic and Gulf barrier islands" @SofiAldabet, @ebgoldstein & @envidynxlab doi.org/10.31223/X55D1G
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Cobb Island was full of shrubs just a few years ago - #sealevelrise and biogeomorphic interactions influence island response #Landsat imagery 9/27/21 #shrubexpansion #disappearingislands
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Virginia Sea Grant@vaseagrant18 Nov 2021
If you're up early this morning, a nearly complete #lunareclipse will be visible around 4 am in #Virginia. The Earth will be aligned between the moon and sun, casting a reddish hue on the #moon. The eclipse won't affect tidal cycles any more than a typical full moon.
If you're up early this morning, a nearly complete #lunareclipse will be visible around 4 am in #Virginia. The Earth will be aligned between the moon and sun, casting a reddish hue on the moon. The eclipse won't affect tidal cycles any more than a typical full moon.

ALT If you're up early this morning, a nearly complete #lunareclipse will be visible around 4 am in #Virginia. The Earth will be aligned between the moon and sun, casting a reddish hue on the moon. The eclipse won't affect tidal cycles any more than a typical full moon.

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