Open AccessRAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE HURRICANE BETA EFFECTS ON ISLA PROVIDENCIA (COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN)
Author(s) -
Alberto Rodríguez Ramírez,
María Catalina Reyes Nivia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boletin de investigaciones marinas y costeras/boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2590-4671
pISSN - 0122-9761
DOI - 10.25268/bimc.invemar.2008.37.1.350
Subject(s) - mangrove , seagrass , coral reef , geography , mangrove ecosystem , reef , ecosystem , coral , vegetation (pathology) , providencia , oceanography , ecology , geology , biology , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , escherichia coli , gene , enterobacter
Hurricane Beta passed very close to Providencia and Santa Catalina islands in October 29, 2005 as a moderate category 1 hurricane. Fast surveys carried out fifteen days after the event at 20 sites located on coral reefs, seagrass beds, beaches, and mangroves indicated a low impact over these four ecosystems. In contrast, terrestrial vegetation and island’s infrastructure were severely damaged.