Figure 2
(A) Tropical cyclone trajectories (N = 28) in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean around the Florida Peninsula, USA from 1990–2018 including those that passed within a 300 km-radii (dotted circle center: Lat 25°22′37.20"N, Long 81° 1′55.20"W) from the mangrove study sites along the Shark River Estuary (SRE) in the Everglades, South Florida. (B) Selection of eight cyclones impacting study sites included in the analysis of Litterfall Net Primary Productivity (NNPL). Tropical cyclones Rita and Tammy are shown to indicate the relative impact on the study area depending on trajectory and distance to the study sites (see “Discussion”). (C) Location of mangrove study sites (SRS-4, SRS-5, SRS-6) along the Shark River Estuary (SRE). SSHWS Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Mangrove coverage data is available as part of the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) project17); track data is available from the National Hurricane Center (see “Methods” for details). Panels B and C were created using ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 mapping software.
