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Coral Distributions and Physical Environments in Sakiyama Bay

  • Shinya ShimokawaEmail author
  • Hiroyoshi Kohno
  • Tomokazu Murakami
  • Akira Mizutani
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Abstract

This study was conducted to clarify the relation between coral distributions and physical variables in Sakiyama Bay, Iriomote Island, Japan. First, the distributions of coral coverage by the colony shapes and coral areas by the community types were investigated at 72 points around the bay. Next, physical variables such as oceanic flow and soil particle numbers were analyzed by numerical simulation under average summer and winter conditions in the region. The results were compared with the obtained coral distribution. From those results, we inferred the following: (1) Coral coverage shows a direct relation with bottom flows in the region; the bottom flows differ among coral community types. (2) Coral coverage shows an inverse relation with soil particle numbers in the region. Enhalus acoroides mainly inhabits areas with greater numbers of soil particles.

Keywords

Reef building coral Sakiyama Bay Physical environment Soil particle Bottom flow Numerical simulation 
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Acknowledgements

We thank Ms. Seina Miyauchi, Ms. Mayumi Suzuki, Mr. Yuichi Yoshioka, and Mr. Yuji Kitahara of Tokai University for their help, Mr. Kota Nakase of Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. for his helpful comments on Enhalus acoroides. This work is supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science through Grant No. 16K13879 and 18K04377.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Shinya Shimokawa
    • 1
    Email author
  • Hiroyoshi Kohno
    • 2
  • Tomokazu Murakami
    • 1
  • Akira Mizutani
    • 2
  1. 1.Storm, Flood and Landslide Research DivisionNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster ResilienceTsukubaJapan
  2. 2.Okinawa Regional Research CenterTokai UniversityYaeyamaJapan

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