Responses of coastal ecosystems to climate change: Insights from long-term ecological research
abstract Coastal ecosystems play a disproportionately large role in society, and climate
change is altering their ecological structure and function, as well as their highly valued …
change is altering their ecological structure and function, as well as their highly valued …
A meta-analysis of tropical cyclone effects on seagrass meadows
KM Correia, DL Smee - Wetlands, 2022 - Springer
Tropical cyclones can severely disturb temperate and tropical ecosystems through
damaging winds and excessive rainfall, but effects are often diverse, complex, and context …
damaging winds and excessive rainfall, but effects are often diverse, complex, and context …
A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones
Tropical cyclones drive coastal ecosystem dynamics, and their frequency, intensity, and
spatial distribution are predicted to shift with climate change. Patterns of resistance and …
spatial distribution are predicted to shift with climate change. Patterns of resistance and …
Timescales and magnitude of water quality change in three Texas estuaries induced by passage of Hurricane Harvey
Tropical cyclones represent a substantial disturbance to water quality in coastal ecosystems
via storm surge, winds, and flooding. However, evidence to date suggests that the impacts of …
via storm surge, winds, and flooding. However, evidence to date suggests that the impacts of …
Common ecological indicators identify changes in seagrass condition following disturbances in the Gulf of Mexico
VM Congdon, MO Hall, BT Furman, JE Campbell… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrasses are long-lived, clonal plants that can integrate fluctuations in environmental
conditions over a range of temporal scales, from days to years, and can act as barometers of …
conditions over a range of temporal scales, from days to years, and can act as barometers of …
Paired passive acoustic and gillnet sampling reveal the utility of bioacoustics for monitoring fish populations in a turbid estuary
PM Souza Jr, Z Olsen, SJ Brandl - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Estuaries worldwide provide critical habitat to many ecologically and socioeconomically
important fish species. However, the high turbidity and strong environmental gradients …
important fish species. However, the high turbidity and strong environmental gradients …
Phytoplankton community response to a drought‐to‐wet climate transition in a subtropical estuary
Arid subtropical climates often oscillate between drought and wet conditions, leading to a
“flood or famine” paradigm for estuarine freshwater inflow, in which sporadic storm events …
“flood or famine” paradigm for estuarine freshwater inflow, in which sporadic storm events …
Quantifying disturbance and recovery in estuaries: Tropical cyclones and high-frequency measures of oxygen and salinity
Tropical cyclones impact estuaries via a variety of mechanisms including storm surge,
flooding from precipitation, high winds, and strong wave action. Prior studies have …
flooding from precipitation, high winds, and strong wave action. Prior studies have …
Drivers of microplankton community assemblage following tropical cyclones
JM Fiorendino, CC Gaonkar… - Journal of Plankton …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Tropical cyclones impose tremendous impacts on microplankton communities. When
Hurricane Harvey struck Texas in August 2017, delivering record rainfall, the resulting …
Hurricane Harvey struck Texas in August 2017, delivering record rainfall, the resulting …
Impacts of extreme environmental disturbances on piping plover survival are partially moderated by migratory connectivity
Effective conservation for listed migratory species requires an understanding of how drivers
of population decline vary spatially and temporally, as well as knowledge of range-wide …
of population decline vary spatially and temporally, as well as knowledge of range-wide …