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Hurricane Matthew Impacts to Marine and Coastal Biodiversity on Southern Coast of Dominican Republic
Author(s)
Enrique Pugibet Bobea, Francisco Geraldes Siraguza, Luis Almánzar Regalado, Héctor Ramírez Crespo and Valentín Rivas Grullon
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6264/2017.06.006
Affiliation(s)
Marine Biology Research Center (CIBIMA), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Santo Domingo 10106, República Dominicana
ABSTRACT
A rapid environmental assessment was conducted by the staff of Marine
Biology Research Center (CIBIMA), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de
Santo Domingo (UASD) on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, to evaluate the
effects of the hurricane Matthew on October 3, being the 14th storm of the year
2016 for the Caribbean region. The observations were carried out two weeks
after the storm hit. These observations included coastal ecosystems, such as marshes,
beaches, lagoons, wetlands, mangrove forests, nearshore sea grasses and coral
reefs. The evaluation included observations on the magnitude of the distresses
and levels of destruction—changes, produced by the intense weather and upset climate from the
storm. The data gathered were recorded following a
categorization of impacts. It also included a description of the
different coastal communities after being impacted and affected by the storm.
KEYWORDS
Hurricane Matthew, hurricane impacts, coastal biodiversity, south of Dominican Republic.
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