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(A) The Atlantic coast of the USA, the state of North Carolina and inset of our study region. (B) Photograph of a coastal forest retreat taken by Steve Anderson on the Albemarle Sound. (C) The Albemarle–Pamlico Peninsula and study sites (concentric dots are sites that have historic survey data).
