Effects of Hurricane Katrina on benthic macroinvertebrate communities along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast

2008 ◽  
Vol 150 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 193-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia D. Engle ◽  
Jeffrey L. Hyland ◽  
Cynthia Cooksey
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Benthic Macroinvertebrate ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Mexico Coast

scholarly journals Extreme changes to barrier islands along the central Gulf of Mexico coast during Hurricane Katrina

Circular ◽  
2007 ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Asbury Sallenger ◽  
Wayne Wright ◽  
Jeff Lillycrop ◽  
Peter Howd ◽  
Hilary Stockdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Barrier Islands ◽  
Mexico Coast

Occupational stressors, social support, and perceived stress among shrimp fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. David Johnson ◽  
Catherine A. Riordan ◽  
J. Stephen Thomas ◽  
Cecelia Formichella
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Occupational Stressors ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Mexico Coast

Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico

Abstract.—On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina came ashore devastating coastal communities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This paper examines the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on two fishing communities in Louisiana: Grand Isle and the Empire- Venice area. Both of these areas were heavily involved in the commercial fishing industry before the hurricane hit. Empire-Venice is one of the top commercial fishing ports by volume of landings in the country. As the storm crossed the wetlands south of New Orleans, boats were sunk, houses and businesses were destroyed, and lives were changed, in some cases, perhaps, forever.

scholarly journals Role of Near-Inertial Internal Waves in Subthermocline Diapycnal Mixing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 3137-3154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Jing ◽  
Ping Chang ◽  
Steven F. DiMarco ◽  
Lixin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Diapycnal Mixing ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
The Impact

AbstractMoored ADCP data collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico are analyzed to examine near-inertial internal waves and their contribution to subthermocline diapycnal mixing based on a finescale parameterization of deep ocean mixing. The focus of the study is on the impact of near-inertial internal waves generated by an extreme weather event—that is, Hurricane Katrina—and by month-to-month variation in weather patterns on the diapycnal mixing. The inferred subthermocline diapycnal mixing exhibits pronounced elevation in the wake of Katrina. Both the increased near-inertial (0.8–1.8f, where f is the Coriolis frequency) and superinertial (>1.8f) shear variances contribute to the elevated diapycnal mixing, but the former plays a more dominant role. The intense wind work on near-inertial motions by the hurricane is largely responsible for the energetic near-inertial shear variance. Energy transfer from near-inertial to superinertial internal waves, however, appears to play an important role in elevating the superinertial shear variance. The inferred subthermocline diapycnal mixing in the region also exhibits significant month-to-month variation with the estimated diffusivity in January 2006 about 3 times the values in November and December 2005. The subseasonal change in the diapycnal mixing mainly results from the subseasonal variation of the near-inertial wind work that causes intensification of the near-inertial shear in January 2006.

scholarly journals Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: Gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e0183431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Osland ◽  
Kereen T. Griffith ◽  
Jack C. Larriviere ◽  
Laura C. Feher ◽  
Donald R. Cahoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Coastal Wetland ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sampling Network ◽  
Mexico Coast

The evolution of large scale crescentic bars on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast

2011 ◽  
Vol 285 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumana Reaz Arifin ◽  
Andrew B. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Mexico Coast

Winds aloft over three water bodies influence spring stopover distributions of migrating birds along the Gulf of Mexico coast

The Auk ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah L Clipp ◽  
Jeffrey J Buler ◽  
Jaclyn A Smolinsky ◽  
Kyle G Horton ◽  
Andrew Farnsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Migrating Birds ◽  
Spring Stopover ◽  
Mexico Coast

Abstract Migrating birds contend with dynamic wind conditions that ultimately influence most aspects of their migration, from broad-scale movements to individual decisions about where to rest and refuel. We used weather surveillance radar data to measure spring stopover distributions of northward migrating birds along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast and found a strong influence of winds over nonadjacent water bodies, the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, along with the contiguous Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, we quantified the relative influence of meridional (north–south) and zonal (west–east) wind components over the 3 water bodies on weekly spring stopover densities along western, central, and eastern regions of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Winds over the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean were just as, or more, influential than winds over the Gulf of Mexico, with the highest stopover densities in the central and eastern regions of the coast following the fastest winds from the east over the Caribbean Sea. In contrast, stopover density along the western region of the coast was most influenced by winds over the Gulf of Mexico, with the highest densities following winds from the south. Our results elucidate the important role of wind conditions over multiple water bodies on region-wide stopover distributions and complement tracking data showing Nearctic–Neotropical birds flying nonstop from South America to the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. Smaller-bodied birds may be particularly sensitive to prevailing wind conditions during nonstop flights over water, with probable orientation and energetic consequences that shape subsequent terrestrial stopover distributions. In the future, the changing climate is likely to alter wind conditions associated with migration, so birds that employ nonstop over-water flight strategies may face growing challenges.

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