The Environmental Disturbances in the Greater Yucatán [EDGY] project is a joint effort of Rutgers University, Clark University, The University of Virginia, and El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR).

Our project seeks to understand the social and ecological impacts and responses of natural disturbances, with a focus on Hurricane Dean, which struck the Yucatán Peninsula in 2007.
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We employ a combination of remote sensing analysis, ecological field assessments, household- and community-level interviews and surveys.
Current efforts include:
  • regional mapping and monitoring of hurricane-related damage
  • individual- and plot-level damage assessments
  • impacts on livelihoods and market opportunities in the region
  • relationship of disturbance events to fire regimes, invasive species, and landscape composition
for more information about the EDGY project,
please contact:
Dr. Laura Schneider
principal investigator
Rutgers University
Department of Geography
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
laschnei@rci.rutgers.edu
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