Hurricane Allen's Impact on Jamaican Coral Reefs
Woodley JD, Chornesky EA, Clifford PA, Jackson JB, Kaufman LS, Knowlton N, Lang JC, Pearson MP, Porter JW, Rooney MC, Rylaarsdam KW, Tunnicliffe VJ, Wahle CM, Wulff JL, Curtis AS, Dallmeyer MD, Jupp BP, Koehl MA, Neigel J, Sides EM. 1981. Hurricane Allen's Impact on Jamaican Coral Reefs. Science. 214(4522):749-755
Coral reefs of north Jamaica, normally sheltered, were severely damaged by Hurricane Allen, the strongest Caribbean hurricane of this century. Immediate studies were made at Discovery Bay, where reef populations were already known in some detail. Data are presented to show how damage varied with the position and orientation of the substratum and with the shape, size, and mechanical properties of exposed organisms. Data collected over succeeding weeks showed striking differences in the ability of organisms to heal and survive.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Woodley, J.; Chornesky, E.; Clifford, P.; Jackson, J.; Kaufman, L; Knowlton, N; Lang, J; Pearson, M; Porter, J; Rooney, M; Rylaarsdam, K; Tunnicliffe, V; Wahle, C; Wulff, J; Curtis, A; Dallmeyer, M; Jupp, B; Koehl, M; Neigel, J; Sides, E
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Community Composition, Damage, Magnitudes, Natural disaster, Wave Energy