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Tidal freshwater forested wetlands; Basal area; Litterfall; Aboveground net primary productivity; Overstory and understory composition
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Forest Composition And Growth In A Freshwater Forested Wetland Community Across A Salinity Gradient In South Carolina, Usa, Xijun Liu, William Conner, Bo Song, Anand D. Jayakaran
Forest Composition And Growth In A Freshwater Forested Wetland Community Across A Salinity Gradient In South Carolina, Usa, Xijun Liu, William Conner, Bo Song, Anand D. Jayakaran
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Tidal freshwater forested wetlands (TFFW) of the southeastern United States are experiencing increased saltwater intrusion mainly due to sea-level rise. Inter-annual and intra-annual variability in forest productivity along a salinity gradient was studied on established sites. Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of trees was monitored from 2013 to 2015 on three sites within a baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) swamp forest ecosystem in Strawberry Swamp on Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown County, South Carolina. Paired plots (20 × 25-m) were established along a water salinity gradient (0.8, 2.6, 4.6 PSU). Salinity was continuously monitored, litterfall was measured monthly, and growth of overstory …