National Estuarine Research Reserves System Conference
Ben Fertig presented a poster entitled, Oyster δ15N as a bioindicator of waste nitrogen and degraded water quality in a sub-estuary of Chesapeake Bay, and Bill Dennison gave a plenary talk at the annual conference of the National Estuarine Research Reserves System (NERRS) in Pacific Grove, CA in early November. Ben Fertig presented some of his thesis results from the Chesapeake Bay Reserve on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Monie Bay. Ben has been partially supported by a NERRS fellowship and has been investigating the use of stable isotopes in oysters to detect nutrient sources. Bill presented a talk on the application of science communication for NERRS scientists.