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Can intra-annual d13C variation of pine tree rings record an event of roots immersion in saltwater following tsunami?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25660129
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Forest science
Research InstitutionForestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Principal Investigator

KUBOTA Tayoko  独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 東北支所, 主任研究員 (70353670)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KAGAWA Akira  森林総合研究所木材特性研究領域, 主任研究員 (40353635)
KODAMA Naomi  兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 研究員 (60594611)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords東日本大震災 / クロマツ / 塩害 / 年輪 / セルロース / 炭素同位体比 / 津波 / 炭素安定同位体
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Pinus Thunbergii growing in pacific coastal sand dunes in Japan was damaged by tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on 11 March, 2011. Even those that managed to survive the direct physical damage from tsunami began to die back from summer due to the physiological stress from saltwater immersion. The objective of this work was to analyze the association between carbon isotope ratio (δ13C) of tree-ring cellulose of P. Thunbergii and effect of salt water immersion caused by tsunami. Intra-annual δ13C of the tree ring formed after the tsunami event was significantly higher. Compared to controls, those immersed in tsunami seawater showed δ13C increase in earlywood formed in spring just after the tsunami, the increase was likely caused by water stress caused by the root immersion in saltwater, and following δ13C decrease by the dissipation of water stress as the seawater was drained by precipitation.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2015 2014

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] 宮城県山元町における津波被災クロマツの年輪炭素同位体比2015

    • Author(s)
      久保田多余子・香川聡・児玉直美
    • Organizer
      第126回日本森林学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学農学部
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-26 – 2015-03-29
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 津波被害クロマツにおける年輪セルロースの炭素・酸素安定同位体比2014

    • Author(s)
      久保田多余子、香川聡、児玉直美
    • Organizer
      日本森林学会
    • Place of Presentation
      大宮ソニックシティー(埼玉県さいたま市)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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