Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mammalian and Vegetative Communities of the Barrier Islands of Mississippi

• Other Authors: Lopez, Roel R., McCleery, Robert A., Smeins, Fred E.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: hurricanes; hurricane katrina; mammals; vegetation; island; Barrier Islands; Cat Island; Vegetation Island; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2008-12-229

The barrier islands of the gulf coast of the U.S. have been shaped and changed by hurricanes for centuries. These storms can alter the vegetation of the barrier islands by redistributing sediments, scouring off vegetation, physical damage to the plants, and by salt stress following the storm. Hurric...