Welcome to the Wetland Ecology Lab

Research in the Cherry Wetland Ecology Lab aims to understand the various mechanisms influencing the structure and function of coastal wetland ecosystems. The majority of our research is focused on responses of tidal marshes to global environmental changes, including climate change and nutrient enrichment. 

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The Cherry Lab is searching for a postdoc. Learn more here. 

​Meet the Cherry Lab

The Who’s Who of the Cherry Lab: then and now.

​​Cherry Lab News

Discover what we have been doing and how ​our work is being recognized. 

Prospective Students

Interested in joining the Cherry Lab? Contact us to learn more.

UA and SIU field crew concluding a day of work at Grand Bay NERR, MS (photo credit: L. Battaglia)
UA and USGS field crew boating to Pearl River site in Louisiana (photo credit: N. Temple)
UA and Grand Bay NERR crew sampling field sites at Grand Bay, MS (photo credit: J. Cherry)

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