The passage of Hurricane Hugo through the eastern Caribbean provided a unique opportunity for multidisciplinary study of (1) the effects of severe storms on tropical coastal and marine ecosystems, and (2) the physical and biological responses of those
ecosystems to intense storm-induced changes. In addition to its direct value as basic science, this study can be used to facilitate
development of improved coastal and marine resource management capabilities.Funding was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Coastal Research Center of
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the NOAA National Sea Grant College
Program Offce, Department of Commerce, under Grant No. NA86-AA-D-90