Estuarine Ecology
Beth's research background is on organisms and processes in estuarine areas where the sea is in close contact with land, and where humans have changing influences on the environment. She conducts interdisciplinary, collaborative research with other marine scientists, federal and state policymakers, anthropologists, and paleoecologists. Stable isotopes and microbial indicators are her methods of choice to trace changing nutrient and organic matter sources to the water column, sediments, and organisms throughout the food web.
At Bald Head Island Conservancy, Beth leads barrier-island conservation research and monitoring programs, which include marsh creek water quality, aquifer monitoring, dune and maritime forest ecology, sea turtle protection, and white-tailed deer population management.
At Bald Head Island Conservancy, Beth leads barrier-island conservation research and monitoring programs, which include marsh creek water quality, aquifer monitoring, dune and maritime forest ecology, sea turtle protection, and white-tailed deer population management.