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[ACG50-08] Relationship of coral distribution with bottom flow speed and soil particle quantity in Sakiyama Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan
Keywords:reef building coral, wind speed, soil particle, Iriomote Island, Sakiyamawan-Amitoriwan nature conservation area
The results are summarized as follows: 1) Coral coverages show a direct relation with bottom flows in the region, and the bottom flows differ with coral community types. 2) Coral coverages show an inverse relation with soil particle numbers in the region. Enhalus acroides mainly inhabit the region with a larger number of soil particles.
Referrences:
Murakami, T., A. Ukai, H. Kohno, A. Mizutani, S. Shimokawa, K. Nakase and T. Yasuda (2012): Relationships between distributions of coral and physical environments in Amitori Bay, Iriomote island, Japan. Ann. J. Civil Eng. Ocean B3, 68, 1133-1138 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Shimokawa, S., T. Murakami, A. Ukai, H. Kohno, A. Mizutani and K. Nakase (2014b): Relationship between coral distributions and physical variables in Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan, J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 119, 8336-8356 (doi: 10.1002/2014JC010307).
Shimokawa, S., H. Kohno, T. Murakami, A. Mizutani, T. Shibayama, Y. Yamamoto, A. Ukai and K. Nakase (2015): Relationship between massive coral distribution and physical variables in Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan. Ann. J. Civil Eng. Ocean B3, 71, 969-974 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Shimokawa, S., H. Kohno, T. Murakami, S. Miyauchi, M. Suzuki and A. Mizutani (2016): Relation between coral distributions and Physical variables in Sakiyama Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan. Ann. J. Civil Eng. Ocean B2, 72, 1435-1440 (in Japanese with English abstract).