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Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems - Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems - Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Ecological Research Monographs
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This book focuses on the ecological impacts of the Great East Japan
Earthquake and resulting tsunamis, a rare and extremely large
disturbance event, on various coastal ecosystems in Japan's Tohoku
area, including sub-tidal and tidal animal communities, sand dune
plant communities and coastal forests. The studies presented here
describe not only how species and populations in these ecosystems
were disturbed by the earthquake and tsunamis, but also how the
communities have responded to the event and what types of
anthropogenic activities will hamper their recovery processes. In
the ecological sciences, it is often argued that large disturbances
are critical to shaping community structures and biodiversity in
local and regional habitats. However, our understanding of these
roles remains limited, simply because there have been few
opportunities to examine and address the ecological impacts of
large disturbance events. The scale of the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake makes it one of the largest hazards in the past 1000
years. Thus, this book provides a unique opportunity to advance our
understanding of the ecological impacts of large and rare
disturbances and the implications of these events in the
conservation and management of coastal ecosystems. Following an
outline of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the book's content is
divided into two major parts. Part I reports on studies examining
the ecological impacts of the tsunamis on sub-tidal and tidal
animal communities, while Part II focuses on terrestrial plant
communities in Japan's coastal Tohoku area. This book will benefit
all scientists interested in the ecological impacts of large
disturbances on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in general, and
especially those who are interested in the ecological management of
coastal ecosystems and Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction
(EcoDRR).
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