Effects of tropical storms on the demography of reef corals

2018 ◽  
Vol 606 ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
AH Baird ◽  
M Álvarez-Noriega ◽  
VR Cumbo ◽  
SR Connolly ◽  
M Dornelas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Reef Corals

Mutualistic microalgae co-diversify with reef corals that acquire symbionts during egg development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kira E. Turnham ◽  
Drew C. Wham ◽  
Eugenia Sampayo ◽  
Todd C. LaJeunesse
Keyword(s):  
Egg Development ◽  
Reef Corals

The impact of tropical storms on tax revenue

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-489
Author(s):  
Preeya Mohan ◽  
Eric Strobl
Keyword(s):  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Mangroves and coastal topography create economic “safe havens” from tropical storms

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob P. Hochard ◽  
Edward B. Barbier ◽  
Stuart E. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Indirect Exposure ◽  
Coastal Topography

AbstractEvidence suggests that mangroves protect economic activity in coastal areas. We estimate this protection from mangroves and coastal elevation globally, examining both “direct” and “indirect” exposure events (< 100 km vs. ≥ 100 km distance from a cyclone’s “eye”, respectively). We find that higher elevation (≥ 50 m) or wide mangroves (≥ 10 m seaward width) alone shelter economic activity from indirect cyclone exposure, whereas protection from direct cyclone exposure occurs only in high elevation communities with wide mangroves. Our results reveal that the majority of these “safe havens” are in upper middle-income countries but provide significant benefits to populations in lower middle-income countries.

scholarly journals Is the recorded increase in short-duration North Atlantic tropical storms spurious?

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (D10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Villarini ◽  
Gabriel A. Vecchi ◽  
Thomas R. Knutson ◽  
James A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Short Duration ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Tropical Storms

scholarly journals Storm Driven Migration of the Napatree Barrier, Rhode Island, USA

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
Bryan A. Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Shoreline Change ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Lower Intensity ◽  
Storm Activity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Washover Fan

Napatree Point, an isolated barrier in southern Rhode Island, provides a case study of barrier spit migration via storm driven overwash and washover fan migration. Documented shoreline changes using historical surveys and vertical aerial photographs show that the barrier had little in the way of net change in position between 1883 and 1939, including the impact of the 1938 hurricane. The barrier retreated rapidly between 1945 and 1975, driven by both tropical and extra-tropical storms. The shoreline position has been largely static since 1975. The removal of the foredune during the 1938 hurricane facilitated landward shoreline migration in subsequent lower intensity storms. Dune recovery following the 1962 Ash Wednesday storm has been allowed due to limited overwash and barrier migration over the last several decades. Shoreline change rates during the period from 1945–1975 were more than double the rate of shoreline change between 1939 and 2014 and triple the rate between 1883 and 2014, exceeding the positional uncertainty of these shoreline pairs. The long-term shoreline change rates used to calculate coastal setbacks in Rhode Island likely underestimate the potential for rapid shoreline retreat over shorter time periods, particularly in a cluster of storm activity. While sea-level rise has increased since 1975, the barrier has not migrated, highlighting the importance of storms in barrier migration.

scholarly journals Physiological and ecological consequences of the water optical properties degradation on reef corals

Coral Reefs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás López-Londoño ◽  
Claudia T. Galindo-Martínez ◽  
Kelly Gómez-Campo ◽  
Luis A. González-Guerrero ◽  
Sofia Roitman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Light Availability ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Optical Quality ◽  
Light Penetration ◽  
Reef Corals ◽  
Orbicella Faveolata ◽  
Light Quantity ◽  
Reduced Light

AbstractDegradation of water optical properties due to anthropogenic disturbances is a common phenomenon in coastal waters globally. Although this condition is associated with multiple drivers that affect corals health in multiple ways, its effect on light availability and photosynthetic energy acquisition has been largely neglected. Here, we describe how declining the water optical quality in a coastal reef exposed to a turbid plume of water originating from a man-made channel compromises the functionality of the keystone coral species Orbicella faveolata. We found highly variable water optical conditions with significant effects on the light quantity and quality available for corals. Low-light phenotypes close to theoretical limits of photoacclimation were found at shallow depths as a result of reduced light penetration. The estimated photosynthetically fixed energy depletion with increasing depth was associated with patterns of colony mortality and vertical habitat compression. A numerical model illustrates the potential effect of the progressive water quality degradation on coral mortality and population decline along the depth gradient. Collectively, our findings suggest that preserving the water properties seeking to maximize light penetration through the water column is essential for maintaining the coral reef structure and associated ecosystem services.

Southern Caribbean Cryptic Scleractinian Reef Corals from Bonaire, N.A.

Palaios ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Kobluk ◽  
Mary A. Lysenko
Keyword(s):  
Reef Corals ◽  
Southern Caribbean
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