Sea Level Rise Effects on Coastal Trees

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Contact Information Jeff Chambers Tulane University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 400 Lindy Boggs New Orleans, LA  70118 Ph:   504-862-8291 Fax:: 504-862-8706 chambers@tulane.edu	This project just started in June 2007.  Enclosues are being developed that will allow experimental manipulation of flood height and salinity level to simulate sea level rise (SLR).  The ecophysiological effects on coastal tree species will be quantified for various SLR scenarios.	Flooded tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) forest in the Pearl River basin