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Tidal freshwater forested wetlands are a complex system poised on the fringe between freshwater forests and estuaries. A coastal ecotone location makes these wetlands especially susceptible and sensitive to changes in either ecosystem. This project will help in understanding how these critical ecotones react to the environmental stresses of flooding and presence of saline waters. Objectives of this proposed study are to determine decomposition dynamics of N, P, C, and mass in coarse woody debris (CWD) along a salinity and hydrology gradient. Biomass of downed dead wood and microbial biomass will also be measured in these unique tidal freshwater forested wetlands.
