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A ghost forest is a watery remains of a once verdant woodland, killed by saltwater intrusion due to sea level rise. Learn how ghost forests affect coastal ecosystems and see photos of them in different regions.
Ghost forests are dead and decaying trees that form when seawater floods coastal lands, poisoning them with salt. They are a stark warning of rising sea levels, extreme weather, and carbon release, threatening the survival of many coastal communities and habitats.
Jul 6, 2023 · Ghost forests develop when sea-level rise causes saltwater to advance on the land, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. As saltwater overtakes the fresh water supply that ...
The Neskowin Ghost Forest is the remnants of a Sitka spruce forest on the Oregon Coast of the United States. The stumps were likely created when an earthquake of the Cascadia subduction zone abruptly lowered the trees, that were then covered by mud from landslides or debris from a tsunami . [1]
Oct 31, 2023 · Ghost forests are not simply an intermediate environment between freshwater forested wetlands and salt marshes. As sea levels rise, management and protection of freshwater forest wetlands is...
- Laura Zinke
- laura.zinke@nature.com
May 17, 2021 · Ghost forests are coastal ecosystems killed by rising seas and saltwater intrusion. Learn how they are expanding in North Carolina and worldwide, and what they mean for the environment and the economy.
Oct 8, 2019 · Up and down the mid-Atlantic coast, sea levels are rising rapidly, creating stands of dead trees — often bleached, sometimes blackened — known as ghost forests. The water is gaining as much as...
