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12 Ιουλ 2019 · For wild animals and livestock, hurricanes affect shelter, food and overall survival, but some species cope surprisingly well.
4 Σεπ 2023 · Marine mammals and fish often head for deeper water, but seagrass and oysters have to stay put. After a hurricane, increased levels of freshwater, bacteria, and debris can also harm marine life...
19 Σεπ 2017 · There are a lot of ways that major storms can impact the ecosystem. When a hurricane hits, animals can be swept away or stranded, trees splintered, and coastal lands swallowed up.
27 Νοε 2017 · Researchers have grouped the effects of hurricanes on wildlife into seven major areas. Hurricane affects come from both wind and water impacts. Wind and waves break coral, damaging it or forcing it on shore and disrupting the ocean ecosystem. Fish and benthic organisms face turbulent conditions due to waves and wind.
Hurricanes generate strong winds that can completely defoliate forest canopies and cause dramatic structural changes in wooded ecosystems. Animals can either be killed by hurricanes or impacted indirectly through changes in habitat and food availability caused by high winds, storm surge, and intense rainfall.
15 Οκτ 2024 · In some cases, tiger sharks have been known to stay behind or show up during and after a hurricane, likely to feed on the dead animals left behind, according to a 2021 study. Meanwhile,...
How hurricanes affect coastal and ocean life depends on several factors, such as how much energy it releases, the frequency of hurricanes impacting the area, and whether the marine area is populated by highly mobile sea creatures (like fishes), slower-moving organisms (like sea stars) or ocean floor-bound life (like coral).
