Science and the Storms: the USGS Response to the Hurricanes of 2005 - Chapter Six: Ecological Impacts

Authors

William Conner, Clemson UniversityFollow
Stephen Faulkner
Wylie Barrow
Brady Couvillion
Lori Randall
Michael Baldwin

Publication Date

2007

Publisher

U.S. Geological Survey

Abstract

Ecological impacts from the hurricanes of 2005 affected both vegetation and the animals that depend on coastal habits on land and in water. Discussed in this section are migratory birds, coastal marsh vegetation, chenier forests, coastal floodplain forests, mangrove forests, estuaries, and the endangered manatee.

Comments

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS

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Recommended Citation

Conner, William; Faulkner, Stephen; Barrow, Wylie; Couvillion, Brady; Randall, Lori; and Baldwin, Michael, "Science and the Storms: the USGS Response to the Hurricanes of 2005 - Chapter Six: Ecological Impacts" (2007). Publications. 13.
https://open.clemson.edu/ag_pubs/13