The effect of salinity on species survival and carbon storage on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland due to saltwater intrusion

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dc.contributor.advisorTully, Kateen_US
dc.contributor.advisorPalmer, Margareten_US
dc.contributor.authorde la Reguera, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T06:34:17Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T06:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractAs sea levels continue to rise, coastal ecosystems are vulnerable to saltwater intrusion (SWI), the landward movement of sea salts. Specifically, in coastal farmlands, we expect SWI to drive changes in plant species composition and carbon (C) storage. As soils salinize, standard crops (i.e. corn, soybean, and wheat) can no longer survive and farmers must consider alternatives. Further, transitioning agricultural fields may become C sinks as SWI advances inland and farmlands begin to resemble tidal wetlands. My objectives were to determine: (1) the effect of SWI on the germination of standard and alternative crop species, and (2) the C storage potential of salt-intruded farmlands. Most standard and alternative crops were intolerant to high levels of osmotic and ionic stress at the germination stage. However, sorghum and salt-tolerant soybean showed promise in field experiments. I show that agricultural fields exposed to SWI have a high potential to store C in soils.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/hncm-tph1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25525
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEcologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAgricultureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledagroecologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledalternative cropping systemen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledblue carbonen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcarbon storageen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledgerminationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsaltwater intrusionen_US
dc.titleThe effect of salinity on species survival and carbon storage on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland due to saltwater intrusionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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