GCE-LTER Hammock Well Vegetation and Invertebrate Monitoring - July 2012

In July 2008 the GCE LTER program selected two hammocks for intensive study: HN_i_1 and PC_i_29. HN_i_1 is of Holocene origin and is located adjacent to Blackbeard Island to the north of Sapelo Island, Georgia. PC_i_29 is also of Holocene origin and is located adjacent to the south end of Sapelo Island. These hammocks are of similar size, with similar vegetation zones in the high marsh environment. Groundwater well transects were established that run from the upland, through the marsh, and up and over the upland area of each hammock. Two permanent plots were established at each well in order to characterize the plant and invertebrate diversity and abundance by surveying plots once a year. This data set includes the results of July 2012 monitoring studies.