Salt

Climate change: ghost forest

Illustration of a ghost forest, which can be caused by sea-level rise, land subsidence, or both. As land subsides along the coast, trees can drown in saturated soils, creating ghost forests. Salt-water intrusion into groundwater can also cause salt-intolerant trees to die

Coastline 2D: saltwedge

Illustration of a 2D coastline with saltwedge

Concentration: high salinity

Illustration of high salinity concentration

Concentration: intermittent salinity

Illustration of intermittent salinity concentration

Concentration: low salinity

Illustration of low salinity concentration

Estuary 2D: dunes and salt wedge

Illustration of estuary base with dunes and salt wedge

Estuary 2D: inverse salt wedge

Illustration of estuary base with inverse salt wedge

Estuary 2D: rocky catchment

Illustration of estuary base with rocky catchment and salt wedge

Estuary 2D: salt wedge

Illustration of estuary base with salt wedge

Road salt truck

Side view of truck salting the road

Salinity extremes

Illustration of salinity extremes

Saltworks

Salt evaporation ponds on the shoreline of Chilika Lake, Orissa, India

Spartina patens (Saltmeadow Cordgrass)

Illustration of Spartina patens (Saltmeadow Cordgrass)

Spartina spp. (Salt Marsh Grass)

Illustration of Spartina spp. (Salt Marsh Grass)