I am interested in determining the factors controlling salt marsh growth and resilience to drowning under sea level rise. Currently, I am comparing the relative importance of sea level rise and suspended sediment supply in driving salt marsh areal growth and vertical sediment accretion along the Oregon Coast. I am additionally interested in quantifying carbon burial rates in these systems.
Contact: peckerin@oregonstate.edu
Featured Articles:
6 Oregon Salt Marshes Have Stayed Ahead of Rising Sea, Study Says by Tiffany Woods, 2019
Deep Blue by Nancy Steinberg, 2018
Sea Level Rise and Oregon Salt Marshes by ARCS, 2017
Getting to Know Erin Peck by ARCS, 2017
Outreach & Education Products:
Measuring Organic Carbon, Flickr Story Series
Collecting Salt Marsh Sediment Cores, YouTube Video
