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    Hurricane Wilma’s impact on overall soil elevation and zones within the soil profile in a mangrove forest

    Soil elevation affects tidal inundation period, inundation frequency, and overall hydroperiod, all of which are important ecological factors affecting species recruitment, composition, and survival in wetlands...

    Kevin R. T. Whelan, Thomas J. Smith, Gordon H. Anderson, Michelle L. Ouellette in Wetlands (2009)

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    Cumulative impacts of hurricanes on Florida mangrove ecosystems: Sediment deposition, storm surges and vegetation

    Hurricanes have shaped the structure of mangrove forests in the Everglades via wind damage, storm surges and sediment deposition. Immediate effects include changes to stem size-frequency distributions and to s...

    Thomas J. Smith, Gordon H. Anderson, Karen Balentine, Ginger Tiling… in Wetlands (2009)

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    A Tropical Cyclone-Induced Ecological Regime Shift: Mangrove Forest Conversion to Mudflat in Everglades National Park (Florida, USA)

    The ecological effects of tropical cyclones on mangrove forests are diverse and highly location- and cyclone-dependent. Ecological resistance, resilience, and enhancement are terms that describe most mangrove ...

    Michael J. Osland, Laura C. Feher, Gordon H. Anderson, William C. Vervaeke… in Wetlands (2020)

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    Structural Impacts, Carbon Losses, and Regeneration in Mangrove Wetlands after Two Hurricanes on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

    Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged the mangroves of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 2017. Basal area losses were large (63–100%) and storm losses of carbon associated with aboveground biomass amounted to 11.9...

    Ken W. Krauss, Andrew S. From, Caroline S. Rogers, Kevin R. T. Whelan… in Wetlands (2020)