Natural disturbances are an important driver of population dynamics. Because it is difficult to observe wildlife during these events, our understanding of the strategies that species use to survive these disturbances is limited. On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast. Using satellite and acoustic telemetry, we documented movements of 6 individual turtles: one loggerhead sea turtle, one Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, three green sea turtles and one diamondback terrapin, in a coastal bay located less than 30 km from hurricane landfall. Post-storm survival was confirmed for all but the Kemp’s ridley; the final condition of that individual remains unknown. No obvious movements were observed for the remaining turtles however the loggerhead used a larger home range in the week after the storm. This study highlights the resiliency of turtles in response to extreme weather conditions. However, long-term impacts to these species from habitat changes post-hurricane are unknown.

自然干扰是人口动态的重要驱动力。因为在这些事件中很难观察野生动物，我们对物种在这些干扰中生存的策略的理解是有限的。2018 年 10 月 10 日，飓风迈克尔在佛罗里达州的西北海岸登陆。使用卫星和声学遥测技术，我们记录了 6 只海龟的活动：一只红海龟、一只肯普氏雷德利海龟、三只绿海龟和一只菱纹龟，它们位于距离飓风登陆不到 30 公里的沿海海湾。除了坎普的雷德利外，其他所有人都确认了风暴后的生存；该人的最终情况仍然未知。其余海龟没有观察到明显的移动，但在风暴过后的一周内，红海龟使用了更大的栖息地。这项研究强调了海龟对极端天气条件的反应能力。然而，飓风过后栖息地变化对这些物种的长期影响尚不清楚。