Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
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Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentthe george washington universitydelawarewetlandscoastal educationkeryn gedandying forestdelaware baycedardisturbanceblackwater national refugevirginiasurvey123marshdead treesprime hook national wildlife refugesouth carolinasalt stressglobal warmingtidal inundationsalt waterclimate changephragmitesgeologychanging shorelineeast coastsawgrassstorymapmarineforestblue crabmarsh migrationcoastalsalt tolerantghosts of the coaststormpinefloodingcattus islandgeographygroundwaterdying treesblack needle rushhurricaneecologywildfiresdelmarva peninsulashorelineseawatersomerset countygeorgiacoastal ecologyfloridafloodspartina patensnew jerseysalinesweet gumvirginia coast reserveestuarycordgrasskilling treescoastal marine ecologysaltwater marshesmid atlanticwoodtree stumpsoiltree deathswampbleached treesghost forestland conversionregenerationmaritime forestmullica river estuarysaltchesapeake baysalt water intrusionriverbanksaltwatergedan lablow elevationdroughtrising seasnorth carolinamarylandtributariessapstumpnew yorktidesalt tolerant plantschanging landscapeeastern shoresaltwater marshsea level rise