I was just thinking about how difficult it is to come across Liguus
from old collections these days, which got me to wondering about how
hurricanes affect the Everglades.  A substantial storm surge would flood
a substantial portion of this huge "river of grass" with sea water.
Does this result in a die-off of the plants and animals with less salt
tolerance than others?  How would this affect the living systems
involved? How long does it take large wetlands such as the Everglades to
recover from a large hurricane?
    If anyone knows of studies which have been done along these lines,
it would be great if they could post a summary of the results, with
references!!
     When was the most recent time the Everglades were more or less
directly hit by a substantial hurricane anyway?

 From a starry starry night in New Scotland,
Ross Mayhew.

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