Hurricane Maria Killed Mangroves Months After Storm
Author(s) -
Tess Joosse
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo152709
Subject(s) - mangrove , storm , oceanography , geography , tropical cyclone , salinity , typhoon , environmental science , fishery , geology , biology
An overgrown channel between a lagoon and the ocean on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques created a backup of freshwater, disrupting the delicate balance of salinity in coastal mangrove forests.
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