2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99779-8
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Resistance, resilience, and recovery of salt marshes in the Florida Panhandle following Hurricane Michael

Abstract: Characterizing the fragility, resistance, and resilience of marshes is critical for understanding their role in reducing storm damages and for helping to manage the recovery of these natural defenses. This study uses high-resolution aerial imagery to quantify the impacts of Hurricane Michael, a category 5 hurricane, on coastal salt marshes in the Florida Panhandle, USA. Marsh damage was classified into several categories, including deposition of sediment or wrack, fallen trees, vegetation loss, and conversion … Show more

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“…Although hurricanes can cause extreme damage to some coastal systems such as coral reefs, dunes, and coastal forests (Ayala & Matyas, 2016;Claudino-Sales et al, 2008;Gardner et al, 2005;Lugo, 2008), our large-scale study complements a growing body of evidence that coastal marshes can be relatively resistant to hurricanes (Castagno et al, 2021;Elsey-Quirk, 2016;Mo et al, 2020). This finding is especially relevant if hurricanes are weaker or not direct landfalls-as in our study-in which case the biota and physical marsh attributes may not exhibit long-term effects from short-lived, pulse disturbances.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…Although hurricanes can cause extreme damage to some coastal systems such as coral reefs, dunes, and coastal forests (Ayala & Matyas, 2016;Claudino-Sales et al, 2008;Gardner et al, 2005;Lugo, 2008), our large-scale study complements a growing body of evidence that coastal marshes can be relatively resistant to hurricanes (Castagno et al, 2021;Elsey-Quirk, 2016;Mo et al, 2020). This finding is especially relevant if hurricanes are weaker or not direct landfalls-as in our study-in which case the biota and physical marsh attributes may not exhibit long-term effects from short-lived, pulse disturbances.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…The Al/Si data therefore allow for the identification of coarser‐grained layers, which might be missed by discrete sampling and visual core description. In marshes elsewhere, such layers have been interpreted as storm deposits (Allen, 2000; Allen & Haslett, 2002; Castagno et al, 2021; Swindles et al, 2018; Wheeler et al, 1998). In core RD04 from the marsh of Rantum Dunes (Site 1) such layers are absent, corroborating assumed persistent low‐energy sedimentation, even during storm surges (Figure 2).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Disturbance and recovery experiments -mimicking pulse disturbances such as storms 25 -thereby provide a tool to determine the overall resilience of an ecosystem. In macrophyte dominated marine ecosystems, the focus is often on measuring aboveground recovery 26,27 . However, knowledge of belowground dynamics is key for understanding the resilience of these ecosystems 28,29 , because belowground biomass includes the carbon reserves important for recovery potential 16,30 and the root structure that provides stability and resistance to uprooting by waves and storms 31,32 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%