Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Staff Profile

Andrew Peresta

Research Technician

Research Labs

Biogeochemistry

Photobiology and Solar Radiation

PerestaA@si.edu

Phone

443-482-2246

Biography

6 years of service at SERC as a technician in the BioGeoChemistry lab. Assist and leads in many different sample collection and analysis. Porewater, Nitrogen fertilization treatments, collecting and analyzing biomass for below and above ground. Also monitors and analyzes water entering and leaving the marsh to better understand the link of carbon between the estuary and the marsh.