Landscape ecological study on regeneration of coastal ecotones damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent huge tsunami

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510332
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Resource conservation science
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Information Sciences
• Principal Investigator: HARA Keitarou 東京情報大学, 総合情報学部, 教授 (20208648)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TOMITA Mizuki 東京情報大学, 総合情報学部, 准教授 (00397093) ; HIRABUKI Yoshihiko 東北学院大学, 教養学部, 教授 (50143045)
• Research Collaborator: ZHAO Yi ; HIRAIZUMI Hideki
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / 津波 / 海岸エコトーン / 景観生態学 / 自然再生 / エコロジカルネットワーク / リモートセンシング / ＧＩＳ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research analyzes ecological connectivity in coastal zone ecotones along the alluvial coastline of Sendai Bay damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. A landscape ecological approach with remote sensing data and GIS models is employed to quantify connectivity among remnant forest patches in the regenerating target areas. The research is designed to define an ecological network that can serve as a guideline for current and future restoration work. Data on distributions of wild bird species is used to assess the effectiveness of this network in terms of conservation of biodiversity and protection of ecosystems in the vital coastal zone ecotones.

Free Research Field

景観生態学