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OverviewThis book presents recent results of collaborative studies in geophysics and ecology, focusing on the relationship between the physical environment and the distribution of the marine coastal ecosystems. The study area, the Sakiyamawan–Amitoriwan nature conservation area in Iriomote Island of Japan, is the only oceanic nature conservation area in the country. The area has no access roads, and the bay perimeter is uninhabited; therefore, it preserves the natural environment with very little human impact. In addition, it has various environmental gradients such as topography and inflows from rivers with mangrove forests which affect the distribution of marine coastal ecosystems such as those containing reef-building corals, sea grasses, and hermit crabs. For these reasons, the area is one of the best places for the study of the relationship between the physical environment and the distribution of the marine coastal ecosystems, a relationship that is important for their conservation buthas not been investigated fully. This book is aimed at students and researchers in the fields of oceanography and marine coastal ecology as well as general readers who are interested in coral reefs, diving, and nature conservation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shinya Shimokawa , Tomokazu Murakami , Hiroyoshi KohnoPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9789811511318ISBN 10: 9811511314 Pages: 273 Publication Date: 10 December 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPART I: Basic information Chapter 1: Iriomote Island, Japan Chapter 2: Observational method Chapter 3: Numerical simulation method PART II: Observation and estimation of physical environments Chapter 4: Dynamical properties of coastal currents in the northwestern part of Iriomote Island Part 1 - Sakiyama and Amitori bays - Chapter 5: Dynamical properties of coastal currents in the northwestern part of Iriomote Island Part 2 - Funauki and Shirahama bays - Chapter 6: Sediment monitoring in Sakiyama and Amitori bays Chapter 7: Transport properties of soil particles in Sakiyama and Amitori bays Chapter 8: Underwater three dimensional measurements PART III: Relationship between distributions of marine coastal ecosystem and physical environments Chapter 9: Coral distributions and physical environments in Amitori Bay Chapter 10: Coral distributions and physical environments in Sakiyama Bay Chapter 11: Estimation technique for horizontal distribution of coral Chapter 12: Distribution of Enhalus acoroides according to waves and currents PART IV: Relationship between dispersals of seeds, fructification, spawns, and larvae of marine costal life and physical environments Chapter 13: Numerical analysis of initial dynamic state of bundle of Acroporidae spawning in Amitori Bay Chapter 14: Numerical analysis of dispersals of Enhalus acoroides seeds and fruits in the northwest sea area of Iriomote Island Chapter 15: Coral recruitment on a local scale in Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island, estimated by filed surveys and numerical analyses Chapter 16: Numerical analysis of dynamic state of Coenobita brevimanus‘s larvae in Amitori BayReviewsAuthor InformationShinya Shimokawa is a senior principal researcher in the Storm, Flood and Landslide Research Division, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, in Tsukuba, Japan. He graduated from Nagoya University in 1989 and obtained his Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo in 2002. He had worked at Shimadzu Corporation until 1994 and then moved to his present institute. He was a visiting scientist at the Institute for Atmosphere and Climate Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1998 and 1999. His research interests include nonlinear and non-equilibrium phenomena in ocean and climate systems, typhoon coastal disaster and its prediction, the relationship between the marine coastal ecosystem and the physical environment, and natural disaster education for the general public. He is currently also a professor in the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences (Cooperative Graduate School Program), Tsukuba University. Tomokazu Murakami is a senior researcher in the Storm, Flood and Landslide Research DivisionNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience in Tsukuba, Japan. He graduated and was awarded a Ph.D. from Gifu University in 2005. He had worked at Nagoya University, Gifu University, and Toyohashi University of Technology until 2009 and then moved to his present institute. His research interests encompass numerical simulation of storm surge and modeling of the marine coastal ecosystem. He is currently also an associate professor in Iwate University. Hiroyoshi Kohno is a professor at the Okinawa Regional Research Center, Tokai University, in Iriomote Island, Japan. He graduated from Tokai University in 1976 and has worked at his present institute since then. His fields of specialization are marine ecology and conservation ornithology. He has been involved in studies on conservation of sea birds’ breeding areas and population dynamics and the ecology of sea birds from a long-term perspective. In addition, he is interested in various marine coastal ecosystems in Iriomote Island such as corals, sea grasses, fishes, sea turtles, and crustaceans. He is also currently a manager of the Japan Seabird Group. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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