Human Geosciences (H)
Session Sub-categoryComplex & General(CG)
Session IDH-CG29
TitleCoastal wetlands: geomorphologic, biologic and anthropogenic processes
Short TitleCoastal wetlands
Main Convener NameKiyoshi Fujimoto
AffiliationNanzan University
Session LanguageJ
ScopeCoastal wetlands are very fragile environment against external environmental changes such as sea-level rise and anthropogenic impacts. On the other hand, coastal wetlands have a significant role as a place for carbon sequestration in the belowground as well as the aboveground. This session will discuss the geomorphologic, biologic and anthropogenic processes on the coastal wetlands in the various climate zones during the Holocene. For example, coastal wetlands in the tropics have evolved with the development of wetland forests such as mangrove forest, peat swamp forest and fresh water swamp forest. The most significant process for habitat formation and maintenance of the former two forests are peat production and decomposition, which are also significant processes on the coastal lowlands in the temperate and subarctic zones, though the mechanism of the processes might be different. Geomorphological processes such as sedimentation and erosion by fluvial and marine processes are also important for all of coastal wetlands. However, the environment of coastal wetlands has been destroyed by various human activities such as deforestation, agriculture land development, peat mining, and shrimp firming in and around mangrove forests in recent years. We would like to invite the wide discipline of research papers on not only the natural processes but also the anthropogenic processes in order to offer the scientific basis for creating sustainable management systems on the coastal wetlands in the future.
Presentation FormatPoster presentation
Presentation NoTitlePresenterAbstract
Poster Presentation May 26 AM2
HCG29-P01Progressing influences of rapid sea-level rise in the mangrove peat depositional area: Relationship between tree density of Rhizophora species and ground level dynamicsKiyoshi Fujimoto
HCG29-P02Preliminary measurement of surface erosion and sedimentation in mangrove forestsKeita Furukawa
HCG29-P03Estimation of fine root productivity of mangroves based on ingrowth core method on Avicennia forest in Panay Island, PhilippinesONO Kenji
HCG29-P04The impact of reconstruction work for the ecosystem of marshes which appeared after Great East Japan Earthquake. A case of Nonoshima island, Shiogama, Miyagi prefecture.Rin Yamaguchi