. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 3500 3000 -. Samples Figure 4 : Change in number of juvenile fishes before and after the hurricane. IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION The effects of severe storms or hurricanes on the fish communities have been documented from many parts of the world. For the Atlantic region, reports can be found for Florida (Robins, 1957 ; Breder, 1962 ; Springer and McErlean, 1962 ; Tabb and Jones, 1962 ; Beecher, 1973 ; Bortone, 1976), Jamaica (Woodley etal., 1981; Kaufman, 1983 ; Williams, 1984), Puerto Rico (Glynn et al, 1964
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 3500 3000 -. Samples Figure 4 : Change in number of juvenile fishes before and after the hurricane. IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION The effects of severe storms or hurricanes on the fish communities have been documented from many parts of the world. For the Atlantic region, reports can be found for Florida (Robins, 1957 ; Breder, 1962 ; Springer and McErlean, 1962 ; Tabb and Jones, 1962 ; Beecher, 1973 ; Bortone, 1976), Jamaica (Woodley etal., 1981; Kaufman, 1983 ; Williams, 1984), Puerto Rico (Glynn et al, 1964) and Texas (Hubbs, 1962. For the Indo- Pacific region, observations have been reported for Hawaii (Walsh, 1983), the Great Barrier Reef of Australia (Lassig, 1983), the Fiji Islands (Cooper, 1966), Japan (Araga and Tanase, 1966 ; Tribble et al., 1982) and Reunion Island (Letourneur, 1991). However, as pointed out by Walsh (1983), the effects of catastrophic storms on fish communities is still unclear. Some authors reported a high fish mortality after a hurricane, while others observed noticeable changes in the fish communities. Some did not observe any significant alterations in the community due to the storm. Among the authors who did not find noticeable changes in the fish communities after a hurricane are Springer and McErlean (1962) and Bortone (1976) in Florida. Springer and McErlean (1962) noticed that reef fish populations were not much disturbed after a hurricane although reef formations were destroyed. However, their observations occurred one month after the hurricane. Bortone (1976) concluded that no major changes occurred in the fish community as a result of Hurricane Eloise. He related this to the location of the study area (well oxygenated waters and not directly affected by the surge) and to the possible presence of protective shelters for the fishes. Robins (1957) was the first to report on the effects of a severe storm on fishes. He observed numerous dead speci
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