UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Emily is collecting core samples
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Coring in Albemarle Sound
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Emily observes how wind has shaped a dune in Bogue Sound
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Justin makes one final cut the oyster shell.
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Justin carefully cuts off a portion of an oyster shell sampled from the bottom of a natural reef.
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: A collection of sediment samples from Onslow beach, NC are prepared for analysis.
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: A collection of sediment samples from Onslow beach, NC are prepared for analysis.
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Dr. Rodriguez scopes out the location and looks for a good spot to core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Jackhammer coring into a salt marsh
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Justin makes sure they don't lose any of the sample while Dr. Rodriguez saws off the top of the core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Which came first, marsh or reef?
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UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Rodriguez lab members are all smiles after a long day of vibracoring on Core Banks
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: sunset soundside at Core Banks
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Mariah and Caroline collect a 15 foot marsh core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Rodriguez lab members try out different vibracoring techniques
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Anna and Justin hold the coring tube
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Researchers prepare to take a 15 ft. marsh core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Dr. Rodriguez is ready to core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: The Rodriguez lab uses innovative methods to collect a 20 foot core in the Newport River
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Justin and Mariah slowly pry the core open to see what's inside
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: UNC Chancellor's Science Scholar Anna Attencio
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Once the core is opened, the sediment is smoothed out so researchers can take photos to document the sediment layers
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: These cores were collected in the Newport River.
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Dr Antonio Rodriguez
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: anna core
UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Dr Antonio Rodriguez
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UNC Institute of Marine Sciences: Rodriguez grad student Carson Miller