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Researchers Developing Coastal Forest Resiliency Plan for Coastal Evergreen Preserve
Extension educator Juliana Barrett will lead a team in developing a coastal forest management plan for a preserve in Stonington.
A view of the coastline at the Avery Point campus on Sept. 23, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Coastal forests are unique ecological communities. They provide habitat to wildlife, reduce flooding, and trap carbon, preventing it from entering the atmosphere. Unfortunately, as the planet warms, sea levels are rising, and sea storms are becoming more frequent and intense. This is making these forests wetter and saltier and more susceptible to storm damage, seriously endangering them. ....

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