Figure 3.43: Poorly drained areas of freshwater environments on the coast can be host to extensive Bottomland hardwood forests. Species within this environment can occasionally be flooded without repercussions for forest health. As with so many other coastal environments, rising sea level also threatens this environment because rising sea level would mean the greater landward incursion of saline-rich marine waters that these species cannot tolerate. Moreover, tree species in these environments are only tolerant of occasional flooding; even excessive periods of major freshwater flooding can damage these ecosystems.
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