North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, South Carolina

Research

More than 90 research and environmental monitoring projects involving more than 70 scientist are currently underway within the reserve. Long-term ecological data collections initiated more than 20 years ago continue to provide insights into patterns and mechanisms of both natural and human-related change in the estuaries. University based researchers use the System-wide Monitoring Program data to support field and laboratory studies, which range from the molecular to ecosystems level.