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The Hidden Battle Happening Beneath a Tidal Marsh
Beneath the surface of a tidal marsh, there is an invisible competition happening between microorganisms.These microorganisms are constantly competing for the chemical resources they need to surviv...
From Marsh Sediment to a Controlled Experiment: What Happens Next?
One of the most exciting parts of research is watching an idea move from a question on paper to a real experiment.After completing preliminary fieldwork and collecting environmental data at Cattus ...
Statistics: How Does Temperature Influence Sulfate Concentrations in a Brackish Marsh?
Date | Time | Day of Collection Temperature, °CSulfate Concentration, mg/L 07/07/2026 | 7:22 am | Day 1 22°C | 406 mg/L 07/08/2026 | 7:04 am | Day 2 20°C | 322 mg/L ...
How One Review Paper Changed the Direction of my Project
One of the most valuable parts of developing this project has been reading the scientific literature that explains why methane is produced in wetlands—not just that it is produced.A review I recent...
Research Doesn't Always Go as Planned
One of the biggest lessons I've learned while developing this project is that scientific research rarely follows a perfectly straight path. Before any data can be collected, every piece of the expe...
Beyond One Marsh: The Future Potential of Environmental Biotechnology for Methane Reduction
While this project focuses on the brackish tidal marshes of Cattus Island, the larger goal is to explore whether biotechnology can become a new tool for protecting vulnerable coastal ecosystems wor...
Preliminary Testing 2: Sulfate Measurements at the Brackish Marsh in Cattus Island County Park
Date | Time | Day of Collection Temperature, °CSulfate Concentration, mg/L 07/11/2026 | 7:28 am | Day 5 24°C | 506 mg/L 07/12/2026 | 7:07 am | Day 6 24°C | 522 mg/L ...
Refining the Mesocosm Design
One of the most important parts of this project happens long before data collection begins: designing an experimental system that accurately represents the natural environment while remaining contr...