GCE 4 Area 1 Research Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project

Dept. of Marine Sciences University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602-3636 USA

gcelter@uga.edu https://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/ 2026

GCE4 Area1 - External Drivers of Change

GCE4 Area1 - External Drivers of Change (more information)

LTER NSF GCE 2019-02-01 2025-01-30

National Science Foundation grant number OCE-1832178.

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