Topic: Scientific Studies of Plum Island

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Posted October 14, 2014
NEIGC Plum Island Field Trip Guide

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Nichols, 1941

Posted August 1, 2014
Plum Island Backbarrier Infilling – Hein et al., 2011

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Holocene Stratigraphy of the Marshes at Plum Island, MA (McCormick, 1968)

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Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 3 of 3

All Posts in Scientific Studies of Plum Island

- Barrier Island Study (Albert Hine 1971) - FitzGerald et al., 1993 - FitzGerald et al., 1994 - Hayes et al., 1969 - Hein et al., 2012 – Plum Island Formation Paper - Hein et al., 2014 – Barriers of the Gulf of Maine - Holocene Stratigraphy of the Marshes at Plum Island, MA (McCormick, 1968) - Jones and Cameron (1971) - NEIGC Plum Island Field Trip Guide - Nichols, 1941 - Plum Island Backbarrier Infilling – Hein et al., 2011 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 1 of 3 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 2 of 3 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 3 of 3

Recent Posts

Plum Island Research Featured in Hampton Roads (VA) News

January 2, 2015 - Gloucester Point, VA The local newspaper here in Hampton Roads, VA published an article yesterday on the use of sediment cores by scientists at VIMS […]


A Field Reminder of the Uniqueness of Plum Island

Beach Haven November 26, 2014 - Williamsburg, VA Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with several collaborators from the University of North Carolina on a study of overwash […]


In Remembrance

November 10, 2014 - Gloucester Point, VA I learned this morning that a friend of our project, and a great friend of science in general, passed away suddenly last […]


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Digging into the Past: Analysis of Sediment Cores Collected on Plum Island

Claudia samples a core for eventual organic analysis. Photo credit: Chris Hein. Posted: January 28, 2015
By: Justin Shawler & Claudia Shuman Gloucester Point, VA With snow having finally come to the warm shores of Gloucester Point (we’ll be nice and […]


Plum Island Research Featured in Hampton Roads (VA) News

Posted: January 2, 2015
Gloucester Point, VA The local newspaper here in Hampton Roads, VA published an article yesterday on the use of sediment cores by scientists at VIMS […]


A Field Reminder of the Uniqueness of Plum Island

Beach Haven Posted: November 26, 2014
Williamsburg, VA Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with several collaborators from the University of North Carolina on a study of overwash […]


First Nor’easter of 2014-15 Season

DSC00078 Posted: October 27, 2014
Williamsburg, VA The storm that rolled through New England last week marked the first nor’easter of the 2014-15 storm season. Yea!(?) Local reports indicate that […]