Monthly Archives: April 2012
When Development Finds the Forgotten Coast
Southern Research Station (SRS) scientist Wayne Zipperer and colleagues from the Center for Forest Sustainability at Auburn University are looking at the effects of urban development on communities where natural resources have long provided both livelihoods and sense of place. The town of Apalachicola is part of what’s known as the Forgotten Coast, an … Continue reading
In the Long Run: The Coweeta LTER
Coweeta Included in Special Journal Issue on LTER Network A special issue of the journal Bioscience released on April 6 focuses on more than 30 years of scientific findings from the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, including those from the Southern Research Station (SRS) Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory (Coweeta). The National Science Foundation created the LTER … Continue reading
SRS Science Featured at Nature Research Center Opening in Raleigh
Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists, through a partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, will be featured during the April 20-21 grand opening of the museum’s new 80,000 square-foot wing, the Nature Research Center (NRC), in Raleigh, NC. SRS assistant director Kier Klepzig, project leader Cassandra Johnson-Gaither, team leader/ecologist Steve McNulty, and research … Continue reading