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Are these Georgia wetlands keeping pace with current and projected sea-level rise?

April 26, 2017Georgia keeping pace projected Rise sea-level wetlands

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Are these Georgia wetlands keeping pace with current and projected sea-level rise?

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Craft: Based on our work, yes, the wetlands of the Georgia coast are keeping pace with the current rate of sea level rise. As for the future, we will have to see about that. CM: Which systems (saline, brackish, fresh, or forested) do you predict to have the least resiliency? Craft: That would be the tidal forests and freshwater marshes. Tidal forests are very intolerant of salinity and will die and convert to brackish marsh when exposed to salinities of 5 ppt. Tidal freshwater marshes also are susceptible to salt water intrusion but less so than woody (tree) species.