@article{65327eb4c17146eeb1a534ae43187008,
title = "Interspecific differences in the recovery of rocky intertidal zonation after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake",
abstract = "Both natural and anthropogenic disturbances have significant impacts on populations in terrestrial and marine habitats. Despite evidence that population recovery after large-scale disturbances in terrestrial habitats varies substantially among species depending on species traits and types of disturbance, little is known about interspecific differences in population recovery in marine habitats. In this study, we evaluated the course and status of recovery of the vertical distribution of nine intertidal sessile species over 6 years following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. First, we characterized temporal changes in the vertical position of zonation as the spatial distribution, and total coverage as the local population size after the 2011 earthquake. Then, we evaluated the differences in successional status that explain interspecific differences in zonation recovery speed. Finally, we revealed that temporal changes in the vertical position and abundance after the earthquake differed according to species. The interspecific differences in the speed of recovery of zonation after 2014 were correlated with successional status, with later successional species having a delayed recovery rate. These results indicated that intertidal sessile assemblages continued to change 6 years after the large earthquake, suggesting that evaluations of the impacts of disturbances on assemblages and the course of community recovery require long periods of time.",
keywords = "benthic community, sessile species, species trait, subsidence, tsunami",
author = "Yuki Kanamori and Aiko Iwasaki and Sayaka Oda and Takashi Noda",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Dr. T. Okuda, Dr. M. Tsujino, Dr. K. Fukaya, T. Hagino, M. Ohira, M. Tachibana and R. Fujii for field assistance. For field and laboratory facilities, we are grateful to the staff and students of the International Coastal Research Center of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo. This study was made possible by the generous support and encouragement of local fishers and the fishery office of the Fisherman's Cooperative Associations in Iwate. This research was supported by the Cooperative Program of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Grant Nos. 108, 104, 107, 101 and 103 in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, to T.N.), and was partly supported by the JSPS KAKENHI grants (Nos. 20570012, 24570012, 5K07208 and 18H02503 to T.N.) and the Tohoku Ecosystem‐Associated Marine Sciences (TEAMS) project. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Funding Information: information Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Sciences (TEAMS) project; JSPS KAKENHI, Grant/Award Numbers: 18H02503, 5K07208, 24570012, 20570012; Cooperative Program of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Grant/Award Numbers: 103, 101, 107, 104, 108We thank Dr. T. Okuda, Dr. M. Tsujino, Dr. K. Fukaya, T. Hagino, M. Ohira, M. Tachibana and R. Fujii for field assistance. For field and laboratory facilities, we are grateful to the staff and students of the International Coastal Research Center of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo. This study was made possible by the generous support and encouragement of local fishers and the fishery office of the Fisherman's Cooperative Associations in Iwate. This research was supported by the Cooperative Program of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Grant Nos. 108, 104, 107, 101 and 103 in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively, to T.N.), and was partly supported by the JSPS KAKENHI grants (Nos. 20570012, 24570012, 5K07208 and 18H02503 to T.N.) and the Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Sciences (TEAMS) project. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Funding Information: Tohoku Ecosystem‐Associated Marine Sciences (TEAMS) project; JSPS KAKENHI, Grant/Award Numbers: 18H02503, 5K07208, 24570012, 20570012; Cooperative Program of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Grant/Award Numbers: 103, 101, 107, 104, 108 Funding information Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Ecological Society of Japan",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/1440-1703.12085",
language = "English",
volume = "35",
pages = "95--105",
journal = "Ecological Research",
issn = "0912-3814",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "1",
}
