Research Overview Since its inception in 1998, the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER has been working toward a predictive understanding of the long-term response of coupled and-marsh-estuary-ocean ecosystems to changes in three key drivers: climate, sea level, and human activities. As rates of change in these drivers have accelerated in the PIE region, there is critical…
Our research site consists of coupled watersheds and estuaries in Plum Island Sound. Plum Island Sound lies within the Boston Metropolitan region in northeastern Massachusetts, with a population density of about 250 people per km2. The Plum Island Sound estuary is a 25 km long (16 mile) macrotidal, coastal, bar-built estuary containing extensive areas of…
The Plum Island Ecosystems LTER (PIE) is a long-term integrated research, education, and outreach program located within the Great Marsh, the largest expanse of intertidal marsh in New England. Our research is focused in the estuary and watersheds of Plum Island Sound in northeast Massachusetts. The Plum Island Sound estuary is a coastal bar-built estuary…
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