Distributional survey of seagrass beds and seaweed beds in Onagawa Bay

Fiscal Year

2017

Title

Distributional survey of seagrass beds and seaweed beds in Onagawa Bay

Project and Theme

Project 1. Study on ecological succession of fisheries ground
Representative Organization: Tohoku University
Theme1. Environmental monitoring and development of a marine habitat map for the coastal ecosystem of Onagawa Bay
Representative personKenji Kaneko
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science
Theme1. Environmental monitoring and development of a marine habitat map for the coastal ecosystem of Onagawa Bay
Representative personAkihiro Kijima
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science

Research Information

Period and Interval
2017/04/01 - 2018/03/31
Four times a year
Research Area
Onagawa Bay
Category
Field survey
Overview
Periodical surveys at one or two representative sites will be carried out at the seagrass beds and Sargassum beds in Onagawa Bay. Purpose of the surveys is to show the current environmental condition of the marine forests in Onagawa Bay through the examination of accompanying animals and plant biomass in the marine forests.

Overview of the Observation

Research Point Table
Point
NameSouth Takenoura
NameNorth Takenoura
Results and Future Plan
Biomass surveys for Sargassum bed and seagrass bed in Takeno-ura were conducted in May, August, November, 2017 and February 2018. Underground biomass data were also obtained for seagrasses. Community analysis of epiphytic animals on the Sargassum seaweeds are also in progress.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Seagrass beds and seaweed bedsBiomass

Reference

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personMasakazu N. Aoki
OrganizationTohoku University
DepartmentGraduate School of Agricultural Science

Keywords

Fiscal Year2017
OrganizationTohoku University
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biomass
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Sea grass
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Sea algae
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Seaweed beds / Tidal flats distribution