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Salt tolerance of southern baldcypress

January 1, 1997
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Historically, cypress-tupelo swamps covered much of the low-lying coastal regions of the Southeast. However, saltwater intrusion and increased flooding over the past 30 years, combined with past logging, have depleted the numbers and decreased the survival and growth of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) in coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

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Publication Year 1997
Title Salt tolerance of southern baldcypress
DOI 10.3133/fs09297
Authors James A. Allen, Virginia R. Burkett
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 092-97
Index ID fs09297
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization National Wetlands Research Center

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