Photos of 2002 Marsh Dieback Event in Georgia

Aerial photos

• PowerPoint of various locations, 8/2003, Matt Ogburn
• Duplin River
• Jerico River

Ground photos

Sapelo Island (McIntosh County)

• Photo 1 – marsh stubble
• Photo 2 – dried mud

Melon Bluff Plantation (Liberty County)

• 6/2002
• 6/2002 – Erosion
• 4/2003 – Spartina growing into dead Juncus zone
• 4/2003 – Juncus is gone
• 4/2003 – Broad area of dieback visible

Comparisons after 10 months

Close-ups and microscopy

• Vegetation analysis, Chandra Franklin
• Yellow streaks on leaf blades (Chandra Franklin and Matt Ogburn)
  • Striped Spartina
  • Yellow streaks
  • Yellow streak up-close
• Close-ups of tissue damage and insect larvae (Chandra Franklin)