RESEARCH: Atlantic Bight

Ongoing research on the Atlantic Bight offshore of South Carolina is with collaborators Jay Pickney, Alicia Wilson, and Susan Lang at the University of South Carolina. Together we are using nitrogen isotopes to identify the sources of nitrogen fueling benthic macro algae growing on shelf sediments. Previous work by colleagues at the University of South Carolina suggests that nitrogen in submarine groundwater discharge supports benthic macro algae growth.