Ghost trees at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Dead and dying trees standing in green marsh grass

Ghost trees at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Ghost forests at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge are a result of the conversion of forests to wetlands as sea level rises. Photo by Kyle Derby/USGS

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Photo By/Credit

Kyle Derby/USGS/USGS

Facility

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

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Public Domain

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Climate change

Trees

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