Constrained tree growth and gas exchange of seawater‐exposed forests in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Rising sea levels under climate change may have significant impacts on coastal vegetation dynamics, yet the response of coastal forest growth, gas exchange and survival to seawater intrusion remains poorly documented. We conducted a dendroecology study across six sites in western Washington, USA, to examine how tree growth, gas exchange (indexed by basal area increment ( BAI) and wood δ 13 C respectively), and survival varies with seawater...