North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly 64,220 hectares; researchers found the decline accelerated after 2010 as marsh, ghost forest and shrubs replaced trees
- North Carolina’s coastal forests are retreating at a faster pace, with a new study finding that more than one-fifth of forest cover across part of the state’s coastal plain disappeared between 1985 and 2021.
- The findings, published in PLOS One and reported by North Carolina State University and Phys.org, show that forest loss accelerated significantly after 2010.
- Researchers say rising sea levels, increasing salinity and the landscape’s proximity to coastal channels are driving much of the change.
Unverified
- North Carolina’s coastal forests are retreating at a faster pace, with a new study finding that more than one-fifth of forest cover across part of the state’s coastal plain disappeared between 1985 and 2021.
- The findings, published in PLOS One and reported by North Carolina State University and Phys.org, show that forest loss accelerated significantly after 2010.
- Researchers say rising sea levels, increasing salinity and the landscape’s proximity to coastal channels are driving much of the change.
Sources: Times of India