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\nThe Seeds of Ghost Forests\n

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\nPlease support our video productions on Patreon: patreon.com/scifri As storms and droughts increase and sea levels rise with climate change, forested wetlands up and down the Atlantic coast are transforming from vibrant ecosystems fill...\nPlease support our video productions on Patreon: patreon.com/scifri As storms and droughts increase and sea levels rise with climate change, forested wetlands up and down the Atlantic coast are transforming from vibrant ecosystems fill with dead or dying trees. The accelerating spread of these “ghost forests” from New Jersey to Florida over past decade has ecologists alarmed and eager to understand how they are formed and what effect they will have regionally and globally. One interdisciplinary group of researchers from North Carolina State University and Duke University are examining the causes and effects of repeated salt-water exposure to the coastal wetlands of North Carolina. Using soil and sediment sampling, remote hydrological monitoring, vegetation plotting, as well as spatial maps, the research team is determining the tipping point for when a struggling forest will become a ghost forest. Their preliminary findings suggest that climate change is not the only culprit in the region: agricultural irrigation and wastewater ditches that criss-cross much of the Albermarle Pamlico Peninsula, are facilitating the flow of salt-water intrusion into the landscape by allowing sea water to surge far inland and wreak ecological and economic havoc. Produced and Directed by Luke Groskin Music by Audio Network.com Additional Footage and Stills Provided by Ryan Emanuel, Lindsey Smart, Emily Ury, Abinash Bhattachan, Google Earth Studio, NASA GOES, Pond5 Special Thanks to Steven Anderson, Peter Lazaro,Melinda Martínez, Justine Neville, Lindsey Smart, Matthew Stillwagon, and Emily Ury Research funding was provided by the National Science Foundation (DEB-1713592, EF 1426802, EF 1713435, EF 1427188, EF 1426953)\n
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