Expansion of hermatypic coral habitat due to climatic warming

• Project/Area Number: 19540490
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Stratigraphy/Paleontology
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMORI Toru Tohoku University, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (00192229)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: 造礁サンゴ群集 / 亜熱帯 / 温帯 / サンゴ礁地形 / 全炭酸 / 全アルカリ度 / 水温 / 種多様性 / サンゴ礁 / 石垣島 / 大月町 / 被覆率 / 多様性 / 空中写真 / L関数

Research Abstract

平成19年度には沖縄県石垣島と高知県で現生造礁サンゴ群集の観察と写真撮影を行い、そこに生息する造礁サンゴのリストを作成した。それを基に亜熱帯群集と温帯群集について検討した。
平成20年度には沖縄県石垣島、鹿児島県喜界島、高知県で現生造礁サンゴ群集のシュノーケリングによる観察と写真撮影を行った。同じ海域において、海水を採取し、海水の全炭酸と全アルカリ度、および、水温と光量子フラックスを測定した。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Variations in Pleistocene coral assemblages in space and time in southern and northern Central Ryukyu Islands (2009)
  • Author(s): Humblet, M., Iryu, Y., Nakamori, T., and Sugihara, K.
  • Journal Title: Japan. Marine Geology v. 259 Pages: 1-20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Estimation of photosynthesis andc alcification rates at a fringing reef by accounting for diurnal variations and the zonation of coral reef communities on reef flat and slope: a case study for the Shiraho reef, Ishigaki Island (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, T. and Nakamori, T.
  • Journal Title: southwest Japan. Coral Reefs v. 28 Pages: 229-250
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Estimation of photosynthesis and calcification rates at a fringing reef by accounting for diurnal variations and the zonation of coral reef communities on reef flat and slope : a casestudy for the Shiraho reef, Ishigaki Island, southwest Japan (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, T., Nakamori, T.
  • Journal Title: Coral Reefs 28 Pages: 229-250
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Variations in Pleistocene Coral assemblages in space and time in southern and northern Central Ryukyu Islands, Japan (2009)
  • Author(s): Humblet M., Iryu Y., Nakamori T., Sueihara K.
  • Journal Title: Marine Geology 259 Pages: 1-20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Minor and trace element incorporation into branching coral Acropora nobilis skeleton (2008)
  • Author(s): Shirai, K., Kawashima, T., Sowa, K., Watanabe, T., Nakamori, T., Takahata, N., Amakawa, H., and Sano, Y.
  • Journal Title: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta v.72 Pages: 5386-5400
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Minor and trace element incorporation into branching coral Acropora nobilis skeleton (2008)
  • Author(s): Kotaro S., Kawashima T., Sowa K., Watanabe T., Nakamori T., Takahata N., Amakawa H., Sano
  • Journal Title: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72 Pages: 5386-5400
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A geochemical model for coral reef formation (2007)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, T. and Nakamori, T.
  • Journal Title: Coral Reefs v. 26 Pages: 741-755
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A geochemical model for coral reef formation. (2007)
  • Author(s): Nakamura, T. and Nakamori, T.
  • Journal Title: Coral Reefs v.26 Pages: 741-755
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 白亜紀以降のSr同位体と全地球炭酸塩沈積速度の変動 (2008)
  • Author(s): 中森亨・北村京子
  • Organizer: 日本古生物学会2008年年会・総会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-06
• [Presentation] 日本産Acropora hyacinthusの莢配置パターンの解析 (2007)
  • Author(s): 中森亨・栗原正臣・中村隆志・目崎拓真・野村恵一
  • Organizer: 日本サンゴ礁学会
  • Place of Presentation: 琉球大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-11-24
• [Presentation] 炭酸塩堆積速度とSr同位体比から推定される白亜紀から現在までの物質循環と生物礁優勢期 (2007)
  • Author(s): 中森 亨
  • Organizer: 日本古生物学会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-29