Monitoring of intertidal fauna and flora on rocky shore and pier wall in southern Iwate

Fiscal Year

2015

Title

Monitoring of intertidal fauna and flora on rocky shore and pier wall in southern Iwate

Project and Theme

Project 1. Study on ecological succession of fisheries ground
Representative Organization: Tohoku University
Theme5. Studies on the coastal environment and marine resources in the southern part of Iwate Prefecture
Representative personRyusuke Kado
OrganizationKitasato University
DepartmentSchool of Marine Biosciences

Research Information

Period and Interval
2015/04/01 - 2016/03/31
Once a year in Yoshihama bay, every three months at Okirai and Ofunato bays
Research Area
Yoshihama bay, Okirai bay, Ofunato bay
Research Point Table
Point
NameFunasaku beach, Yoshihama Bay
Coordinates39.116607,141.873105
NameSakihama 2nd jetty, Okirai Bay
Coordinates39.098891,141.859768
NameKamihira quay, Ofunato Bay
Coordinates39.04535,141.724442
NameShizu quay, Ofunato Bay
Coordinates39.039608,141.735933
Category
Field survey
Overview
We examine fauna and flora of the intertidal organisms in a rocky shore and pier walls to estimate the impact of the 2011 disaster and monitor the recovery process from it by video camera in case for vertical pier wall at Okirai and Ofunato Bay.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
Investigation on fauna and flora of the intertidal organisms at Funasaku beach in Yoshihama Bayspecies composition
Succession of sessile organisms on the Sakihama jetty wall in Okirai BayVideo, Vertical densities of major benthos
Succession of sessile organisms on the Kahimira pier in Ofunato BayVideo, Vertical densities of major benthos
Water quality (Ofunato bay)Temperature, Salinity, DO (Ofunato bay: Kamihira & Shizu)

Reference

Related Observation Result
FY2015 Monitoring of intertidal fauna and flora on rocky shore and pier wall in southern Iwate

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personRyusuke Kado
OrganizationKitasato University
DepartmentSchool of Marine Biosciences

Keywords

Fiscal Year2015
OrganizationKitasato University
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineOcean physics -> Water temperature
Ocean physics -> Salinity
Ocean chemistry -> Dissolved oxygen
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Biological classification
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Ecology
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Sea algae
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Arthropods
Ocean biology / Ocean ecology -> Mollusks