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Photo of Genevieve Noyce
Genevieve Noyce
NoyceG@si.edu
443-482-2351

Global Change Ecology Projects

  • Measuring the CO2&Nitrogen plots

    Though there is a great deal of interest in how rising CO2 and nitrogen impact ecosystems together, very few long-term field studies have manipulated both. 

    Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, & Marsh Elevation

  • Elevated CO2 and Plant Communities

    The first experiment on the marsh, and the longest-running of its kind in the world, began in 1987 under the guidance of plant physiologist Bert Drake. 

    Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Plant Communities

  • Global Change Research Wetland

    The Global Change Research Wetland is dedicated to unraveling the complex ecological processes that confer stability on coastal marshes as they respond to global environmental change.

    Global Change Research Wetland (GCREW)

  • View of SMARTX experiment

    Warming and elevated CO2 experiment in the Global Change Research Wetland. Heat lamps warm the plants from above, while cables heat the soil.

    Salt Marsh Accretion Response to Temperature eXperiment (SMARTX)

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