Large tsunamis reset growth of massive corals

Large tsunamis reset growth of massive corals

Abstract Corals at Ishigaki Island, Japan, are characterized by their high species diversity. Not only are they struck by storm waves generated annually by typhoons, the corals, especially the massive ones, in the fringing reef were buffeted by huge tsunami waves with a run-up height of ca. 30 m in...

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Main Authors: Kazuhisa Goto, Chuki Hongo, Masashi Watanabe, Keitaro Miyazawa, Akifumi Hisamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
Boulder
Coral
Disaster
Hazard
Ishigaki Island
Tsunami
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-019-0265-2

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