ghost forest

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Noun

1. A [[stand]] of dead or dying trees in a relatively [[intact]] state, typically occurring in [[coastal]] areas where rising sea levels, [[saltwater]] intrusion, and other factors lead to gradual tree [[death]], though occasionally occurring in inland areas where a dam created a lake over a forest or where a forest has been killed by something.

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