Terrestrial Silica Cycling:
​What role does "terrestrial" biology play in regulating silica availability in downstream receiving waters? How do vegetated coastal systems impact the marine silica cycle?

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Oysters as Biogeochemical Engineers:
How do oyster habitats (e.g., reefs, aquaculture) alter benthic metabolism? Do oysters increase nitrogen removal via denitrification? Can we use oysters to mitigate excess nitrogen?

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Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems:
How does climate change alter benthic-pelagic coupling? What are the rates & controls of N fixation in estuaries? in aquatic systems? What's the role of hypoxia and pH in shifting benthic metabolism? What's the role of permeable sediments in removing nitrogen?

Watershed Nutrient Export:
​How does climate change alter nutrient export from forested watersheds? How do urban landscapes alter nutrient export and water quality? 

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Coastal Greenhouse Gas Fluxes:
​What's the magnitude of nitrous oxide and methane fluxes in coastal systems? What environmental parameters control these fluxes? How does sea level rise mitigation efforts  alter salt marsh biogeochemistry?

New Lab Directions:
Can we develop low cost CO2 sensor packages? Can we develop a share model to improve access? Are macroalgae a host for pathogenic Vibrio? Changing primary production in Narragansett - exactly how much macroalgae is there?
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Thank you to Hollie Emery (salt marsh close up),  Sarah Foster (core set up), Tim Maguire (Deer Island sewage treatment plant), and Nick Ray (oysters) for photos.