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Lunchtime Discovery: Ghost Forests

  • Wednesday, June 09, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Consequences and Early Warning Signals of Ghost Forests in North Carolina Wetlands

Ghost Forest

Dr. Melinda Martinez, North Carolina State University

In North Carolina, many freshwater forested wetlands along the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula are rapidly transitioning to marshes due to saltwater intrusion and increased flooding. These stands of dead trees, or “ghost forests,” are reminders that these areas were forests. Join Dr. Melinda Martinez as she explores the consequences of these ghost forests and how NASA’s satellites can be used to detect them before this transformation occurs.

Join us on YouTube!


Live Virtual Presentation hosted by N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.

You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
June 9, 2021
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fee:
Free

Venue

Virtual
NC United States

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296