Hurricanes of the Caribbean

This topic submitted by Dave Britt ( brittdj36@gmail.edu) at 4:33 PM on 5/3/09.

Many Miami environmental science graduate students take the Ecology Field Courses each year.

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I plan on exploring information on hurricanes of the Caribbean. I will look at topics from the science that forms them, to the effects on both ecosystems and human populations.

I. Introduction
II. Hurricanes/Tropical Storms
a. Physical Structure
b. Categories
c. Movement patterns
d. Formation
e. Notable hurricanes
III. Climate change effects
a. Frequency
b. Intensity
c. Movement patterns
d. Historical trends
IV. Ecosystem effects
a. Terrestrial
b. Marine
c. Mangrove forests
d. Case studies
V. Effects on human populations
a. Defenses
b. Strategies to minimize effects
c. Case studies
VI. Future predictions
a. Frequency
b. Intensity
c. Prediction technology
d. Defensive technology
e. Supportive practices (Providing aide to those affected)
f. Ecosystems
g. Biota effects
VII. Conclusion


Sample of sources:

Cione, J.J.; Uhlhorn, E.W. (2003). Sea Surface Temperature Variability in Hurricanes: Implications with Respect to Intensity Change. American Meteorological Society. 131, p. 1783-1796.

Lodge, D.J.; McDowell, W.H. (1991). Summary of Ecosystem-Level Effects of Caribbean Hurricanes. Biotropica. 23(4a), p. 373-378.

Roth, L.C. (1992). Hurricanes and Mangrove Regeneration: Effects of Hurricane Joan, October 1988, on the Vegetation of Isla del Venado, Bluefields, Nicaragua. Biotropica. 24(3), p. 375-384.

Tanner, E.V.J.; Kapos, V.; Healey, J.R. (1991). Hurricane Effects on Forest Ecosystems in the Caribbean. Biotropca. 23(4a), p. 513-521.

Mallin, M.A.; Posey, M.H.; Shank, G.C.; McIver, M.R.; Ensign, S.H.; Alphin, T.D. (1999). Hurricane Effects on Water Quality and Benthos in the Cape Fear Watershed: Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts. Ecological Applications. 9(1), p. 350-362.


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