Nina gets her field experiment up and running (MAY 2021)

Nina has continued to sample biodiversity (free-living and parasitic) at the restored reefs along Taylor's Creek in Beaufort, NC as part of a collaboration between the Blakeslee and Gittman labs. These reefs were restored at different elevations. Nina is also interested in differences in biodiversity in front of and behind the reefs. Sampling started in October 2020 and will continue for the next couple of months for a year-long sampling period. Nina also set-up a new field experiment looking at oyster settlement and other recruits depending on orientation at the restored reefs and control plots, which will run this summer.