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Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

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Since the late 19th century , an ever-widening swath of trees have died along the U.S. coast.

These arboreal graveyards are showing up in places where land slopes gently into the ocean.

Researchers are working to understand how this growing shift toward marshes and ghost forests will, on balance, affect coastal ecosystems.

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English

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