Ecological Impacts of Tsunamis on Coastal Ecosystems Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Urabe, Jotaro (Editor), Nakashizuka, Tohru (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Ecological Research Monographs,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Natural disasters.; Ecosystems.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Life Sciences.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

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...