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🎃 Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
#forests

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in.

🪁 Non-native trees gain ground in eastern US, reducing native species diversity
(... blame Ben Franklin!)
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-native-trees-gain-ground-eastern.html

Non-native trees gain ground in eastern US, reducing native species diversity
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a 120-year-old program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the effects of introduced species.