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Elucidation of potential natural habitat structures of river estuaries based on the relationship between geomorphologies and controlling factors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H02250
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 22040:Hydroengineering-related
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Itsukushima Rei  東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 助教 (30737656)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,540,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥8,060,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,860,000)
Keywords河川汽水域 / 生息場構造 / 河川地形 / 環境要因 / 人為的インパクト / 環境再生 / 潜在自然河相 / 粒度分布 / 河道特性 / 潜在生物相 / 魚類相 / 物理環境 / 河相
Outline of Research at the Start

河川自然再生のためには、人為影響を除いた場合に現れる潜在自然河相を把握することが重要である。しかし、河川汽水域は陸域及び海域の自然要因に加え、上流の人為影響が集積する複雑な場であり、潜在的な環境構造が明らかとなっていない。本研究では、河川汽水域の保全、修復のために必要なリファレンスとなる潜在的な環境構造を明らかにすることを目的とする。まず、環境構造と複数の空間スケールの自然要因との関係を調べ、環境構造に強い影響を及ぼす自然要因を特定し、それらを用いて潜在的な環境構造が相同と考えられる汽水域を類型化する。次に、人為改変が環境構造に及ぼす影響を明らかにし、最終的に類型毎の潜在的な環境構造を示す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was conducted to elucidate the relationship between river estuarine habitat structure and environmental factors at multiple scales, and to identify potential natural geomorphology that can be goal of environmental restoration. The classification of river estuarine habitat structure of 93 rivers located in eastern Japan resulted in three groups: rivers on the Pacific Ocean side dominated by sand bed and run, rivers on the Sea of Japan side dominated by gravel bed and rapid, and rivers dominated by sand bed and glide. Decision tree analysis revealed that watershed and segmental scale factors were influential factors in the classification. Gravel bed tended to be more prevalent in rivers with smaller dam catchments, suggesting that changes in the supply of gravel due to dams may affect the environmental structure of river estuaries.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果に基づき、「環境構造が多様な保全すべき汽水域」や「環境再生の目標となる環境構造」を設定することができる。また、人為改変と環境構造の関係を明らかにするとで、汽水域の再生を行う際に「どの人為影響を改善すべきか」が明瞭となり、再生に向けた実効性の高いシナリオを策定できる。更に、継続して人為影響を受ける汽水域の環境構造改変を予測することが可能となるなど、河川汽水域の再生、保全に大きく貢献する。また、研究対象とする中小河川は、立地条件が多様であるのに対し、河道特性を整理した事例が少なく、研究成果は河川管理の基礎的情報として活用可能である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Historical development and the present status of Japanese dams2023

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      River Research and Applications

      Volume: -- Issue: 6 Pages: 1136-1147

    • DOI

      10.1002/rra.4129

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Structural characteristics of pools in headstream areas2022

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      CATENA

      Volume: 208 Pages: 105760-105760

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.catena.2021.105760

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Ocean Currents and Watershed Factors on the Fish Fauna of River Estuaries of a Peninsular Bordering Biogeographic Zone2022

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei、Kano Yuichi
    • Journal Title

      Estuaries and Coasts

      Volume: 45 Issue: 7 Pages: 2283-2290

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12237-022-01097-3

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Database of fish fauna in a highly urbanised river (Tsurumi River Basin, Kanagawa, Japan)2022

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei、Maruoka Keisuke
    • Journal Title

      Biodiversity Data Journal

      Volume: 10

    • DOI

      10.3897/bdj.10.e83527

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics of streambed morphology at reach and unit scales in a sandstone-dominated headstream area of the Kanto Range2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      Limnology

      Volume: 23 Issue: 2 Pages: 309-325

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10201-021-00690-y

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Database of summer fish fauna sampled in river estuaries in the southern part of the Boso Peninsula, Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei、Kano Yuichi
    • Journal Title

      Biodiversity Data Journal

      Volume: 9

    • DOI

      10.3897/bdj.9.e67168

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Influence of stream channel characteristics on bed morphology and step-pool structure in a rhyolitic headstream watershed2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      CATENA

      Volume: 204 Pages: 105427-105427

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.catena.2021.105427

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics and Controlling Factors of the Drought Runoff Coefficient2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      Water

      Volume: 13 Issue: 9 Pages: 1259-1259

    • DOI

      10.3390/w13091259

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A century of stream burial due to urbanization in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei、Ohtsuki Kazuaki
    • Journal Title

      Environmental Earth Sciences

      Volume: 80 Issue: 7 Pages: 237-237

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12665-021-09524-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between watershed scale macroinvertebrate community and environmental factors in the Japanese archipelago2021

    • Author(s)
      Itsukushima Rei
    • Journal Title

      Limnologica

      Volume: 87 Pages: 125844-125844

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.limno.2020.125844

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 水工学的視点からみた河川汽水域の環境構造と生物相2022

    • Author(s)
      厳島 怜
    • Organizer
      応用生態工学会若手のつどい勉強会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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