The effects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee on the bed sediment geochemistry of U.S. Atlantic coastal rivers

Hoplias lacerdae was originally described from the rio Ribeira de Iguape, Iporanga, São Paulo State. The Hoplias lacerdae group is defined as containing generally large trahiras with the medial margins of dentaries running parallel to each other and lacking teeth on the basihyal compared to the H. malabaricus group in which the medial margins of the dentaries converge towards the mandibular symphysis and which have teeth on the basihyal. A taxonomic revision of the group based on meristic and morphometric data identified five distinct species: H. lacerdae distributed in the rio Ribeira de Iguape and rio Uruguai; H. intermedius from the rio São Francisco, upper rio Paraná basin, and rio Doce; H. brasiliensis from rivers of the Atlantic Coastal drainage from the rio Paraguaçu to the rio Jequitinhonha; H. australis new species, endemic to the rio Uruguai; and H. curupira new species present in northern South America, including the rios Negro, Trombetas, Tapajós, Xingu, Tocantins and Capim in the Amazon basin, upper rio Orinoco near the rio Casiquiare (Venezuela), and coastal rivers of Guyana and Suriname. A lectotype for Hoplias intermedius and a neotype for H. brasiliensis are designated.

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Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee: How Unusual Were They in the Catskill Mountains?

Journal of Extreme Events ◽

10.1142/s2345737617500099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 04 (02) ◽

pp. 1750009 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Allan Frei ◽

Petra Kelly-Voicu

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York State ◽

Historical Context ◽

Late Summer ◽

Careful Analysis ◽

Tropical Storm ◽

Catskill Mountains ◽

South Central ◽

Hurricane Irene ◽

History Of

During the late summer and early autumn of 2011, the Catskill Mountains in south-central New York State experienced devastating flooding associated with former Hurricane Irene and former Tropical Storm Lee. Even in this particularly flood-prone region, the events of fall 2011 are perceived to be unique in the known history of the region and marked a turning point in the perceptions of residents about climate change. Here, precipitation and stream gage records are analyzed to determine just how unusual this season was. The historical precipitation gage record requires careful analysis due to the changing availability of stations. After a set of stations is developed that is appropriate for this analysis, events of lengths 1 day, 5 days, and 60 days are analyzed to identify regionally significant events (as opposed to events localized to one basin) since the early 20th century and to evaluate Irene and Lee in that historical context. Gage record results corroborate the perceptions of local residents that the period between 1996 and 2011, and in particular the events of fall 2011, were unprecedented in the last 100 years and as inferred from analyses of regional tree rings, probably in the last 500 years.

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Oyster mortality in Delaware Bay: Impacts and recovery from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ◽

10.1016/j.ecss.2013.10.011 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 209-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

D. Munroe ◽

A. Tabatabai ◽

I. Burt ◽

D. Bushek ◽

E.N. Powell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Delaware Bay ◽

Tropical Storm ◽

Hurricane Irene ◽

Oyster Mortality

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A review of the species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Atlantic coastal rivers of southeastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul States, with descriptions of three new species

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252006000200001 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 127-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Sven O. Kullander ◽

Carlos A. Santos de Lucena

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Coastal Rivers ◽

Three New Species ◽

Atlantic Coastal

Six species of Crenicichla, three of which are new, are recognized from the Atlantic coastal rivers of souhteastern Brazil from the state of Bahia south to the state of Rio Grande do Sul: C. mucuryna (upper rio Mucuri, Minas Gerais), C. lacustris (from the rio Paraíba do Sul north to the rio Buranhem, Bahia), C. iguapina, new species (rio Ribeira de Iguape), C. tingui, new species (from the rio Itapocu to the rio Nhundiaquara drainage), C. maculata, new species (lagoa dos Quadros, rio Maquiné, Rio Grande do Sul to rio Itapocu, Santa Catarina drainages), and Crenicichla punctata (laguna dos Patos basin). Crenicichla biocellata is a synonym of C. lacustris; and also a secondary homonym of Sparus biocellatus, a synonym of C. saxatilis. Crenicichla dorsocellata is also a synonym of C. lacustris.

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