Wetlands and Hurricanes

Module Description: 

The NCSR Wetland Ecology and Management Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes seven modules. This series “is designed to support the instruction of wetlands topics at the undergraduate level.” The seven modules include Wetlands – An Introduction, Wetlands - Then and Now, Wetlands Management I – Determination and Delineation, Wetlands Management II – Compensatory Mitigation, Wetlands and Climate Change, Wetlands and Hurricanes, and Wetland Restoration in the Everglades.

Wetlands and Hurricanes is the sixth of seven modules. “This module examines the impact of hurricanes on wetlands as well as the role of wetlands in the protection of coastal areas.” Hurricane Katrina is used as a case study to examine the relationships between wetlands and hurricanes.

Module Contents:

The PowerPoint presentation includes lecture notes and includes five main sections: The Gulf Coast Environment, Wetland functions, Hurricane Katrina, Wetland Restoration, and Summary.

The 68-page instructional guide provides information about the module and includes eleven sections: NCSR Wetland Ecology and Management Series Introduction, Wetlands and Hurricanes, Module Description, Objectives, General Lecture Outline, PowerPoint Presentation with Instructor Notes, Resources, Video Resources, General and Comprehensive Resources, Details on Comprehensive Web Sites, and Sources for Digital Images.