Why #Ecologists Are Haunted by the Rapid Growth of #GhostForests

A study in North Carolina of dying #trees may represent a foreboding preview of what may come to #coastal #ecosystems worldwide.

by Jim Morrison

"As the ocean intrudes and saltwater rises, it kills trees and creates these ghost forests—bare trunks, and stumps, ashen tombstones marking a once-thriving coastal ecosystem. In North Carolina, #pine, #RedMaple, #sweetgum and bald #cypress forests are being replaced by saltmarsh. Eventually, that saltmarsh will be replaced by open water, a shift that leads to significant and complex costs to the environment and the local economy. The loss of forests will reduce carbon storage, further fueling climate change, and the agriculture industry, timber interests will suffer as saltwater moves inland."

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Saltwater

Read more: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-ecologists-are-haunted-by-the-rapid-growth-of-ghost-forests?utm_source=pocket-newtab

#Tribble invasion in the park

My photo, taken 1/1/2023 in Garfield Park, Indianapolis

#NaturePhotography
#Sweetgum

The #sweetgum seed is an intricately detailed, spikey pod. Here are 2 photos of a pod in the spring after the snow has begun to melt, and one in the fall. #spikey #seedpod #snow #fall #leaves #brightcolors #photography

Focus Stacked Sweetgum Balls Seed Pod. I wanted to see what was inside one so I cut it in half

Canon 50D - Tamron SP AF 90mm Macro Lens - ISO 320 - f/10 - Shutter Speed 1/6 sec

#photo #photography #macro #gumballs #sweetgum #SeedPod #Canon50D #TamronMacro

Focus Stacked Sweetgum Balls Seed Pod

Canon 50D - Tamron SP AF 90mm Macro Lens - ISO 320 - f/10 - Shutter Speed 1/6 sec

#photo #photography #macro #gumballs #sweetgum #SeedPod #Canon50D #TamronMacro