Many of the dominant species in coastal oak-pine hardwood forests are projected to increase under both climate scenarios.

Multiple forest impact models tend to agree that these species are likely to increase in suitable habitat and biomass under a range of future climate scenarios. Species projected to increase include shortleaf pine, southern red oak, water oak, shagbark hickory, bitternut hickory, willow oak, post oak, loblolly pine, and pitch pine. New habitat is projected for chinkapin oak and Shumard oak. These species all tolerate relatively warm and dry conditions, however, extremes in heat or drought may exceed even the tolerances of pines and oaks.