2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Influence of submarine groundwater discharge on coral reef environment in southern part of Okinawa main island
Project/Area Number |
21710019
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
Principal Investigator |
YASUMOTO Jun University of the Ryukyus, 農学部, 助教 (70432870)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Keywords | 海底地下水湧出 / サンゴの生息環境 / 沖縄本島南部地域 / シーページメーター / 数値解析 / 栄養塩負荷量 |
Research Abstract |
The objects of this study were to evaluate the influence of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to the habitat environments of coral reefs, and to estimate nutrients load through SGD in coastal area in southern part of Okinawa Main Island. As a result, the nitrate load through SGD which were estimated by field observation and numerical simulation were 84.4kg/day~96.0kg/day in south east coast area, and 58.9 kg/day in west coast area. The results suggest that the SGD have influenced to the habitat environments of coral reefs in this coastal area.
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