52
Komatsu T, Kawai H, Sakamoto W (1990) Infl uence of
Sargassum forests on marine environment. Bull Coast
Oceanogr 27:115–126 (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Komatsu T, Murakami S, Kawai H (1994) Some features
of jump of water temperature in a Sargassum forest. J
Oceanogr 52:109–124
Komatsu T, Takahashi M, Ishida K, Suzuki T, Hiraisi T,
Tameishi H (2002) Mapping of aquaculture facilities
in Yamada Bay in Sanriku Coast, Japan, by IKONOS
satellite imagery. Fish Sci 68(suppl I):584–587
Komatsu T, Igarashi C, Tatsukawa K, Matsuoka Y, Harada
S, Sultana S (2003) Use of multi-beam sonar to map
seagrass beds in Otsuchi Bay, on the Sanriku Coast of
Japan. Aquat Living Resour 16(3):223–230
Komatsu T, Umezawa Y, Nakaoka M, Supanwanid C,
Kanamoto Z (2004) Water fl ow and sediment in
Enhalus acoroides and other seagrass beds in the
Andaman Sea, off Khao Bae Na, Thailand. Coast Mar
Sci 29:63–68
Komatsu T, Tatsukawa K, Filippi JB, Sagawa T, Matsunaga
D, Mikami A, Ishida K, Ajisaka T, Tanaka K, Aoki M,
Wang WD, Liu HF, Zhang SD, Zhou MD, Sugimoto T
(2007) Distribution of drifting seaweeds in eastern
East China Sea. J Mar Syst 67:245–252
Komatsu T, Matsunaga D, Mikami A, Sagawa T, Boisnier
E, Tatsukawa K, Aoki M, Ajisaka T, Uwai S, Tanaka
K, Ishida K, Tanoue H, Sugimoto T (2009) Abundance
of drifting seaweeds in eastern East China Sea. J Appl
Phycol 20:801–809
Komatsu T, Mizuno S, Natheer A, Kantachonpoo A,
Tanaka K, Morimoto A, Hsiao S-H, Rothäusler EA,
Shishidou H, Aoki M, Ajisaka T (2014) Unusual
distribution of fl oating seaweeds in the East China
Sea in the early spring of 2012. J Appl Phycol
26:1169–1179
Michida Y, Sato K, Otsuki M, Kurosawa M, Morita K,
Hirano M, Yamazaki T (2010) Observation results
of hydrography and weather in Otsuchi Bay in
2009. Res Rep Cent Int Coast Oceanogr 35:57–63
(in Japanese)
Miyagi Prefecture (2014) Seaweeds. Traditional fi shing
gears and methods (in Japanese). http://www.pref.
miyagi.jp/soshiki/mtsc/dentokaiso.html . Accessed 14
July 2014
Mizuno S, Ajisaka T, Lahbib S, Kokubu Y, Alabsi NM,
Komatsu T (2014) Spatial distributions of fl oating seaweeds in the East China Sea from late winter to early
spring. J Appl Phycol 26:1159–1167
Moore KA, Orth RJ, Nowak JF (1993) Environmental
regulation of seed germination in Zostera marina L.
(eelgrass) in Chesapeake Bay: effects of light, oxygen
and sediment burial. Aquat Bot 45:79–91
Olesen B, Sand-Jensen K (1994) Patch dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina . Mar Ecol Prog Ser
106:147–156
Omachi T, Tobata M, Inoue S (2003) Analytical verifi cation of causes of tsunami earthquake generation. Annu
J Coast Eng 50:331–335 (in Japanese)
Orth RJ, Moore KA (1983) Seed germination and seedling growth of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) in the
Chesapeake Bay. Aquat Bot 15:117–131
Orth RJ, Harwell MC, Bailey EM, Bartholomew A, Jawad
JT, Lombana AV, Moore KA, Rhode JM, Woods HE
(2000) A review of issues in seagrass seed dormancy
and germination: implications for conservation and
restoration. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 200:277–288
Oshima Y, Kishi MJ, Sugimoto T (1999) Evaluation of the
nutrient budget in a seagrass bed. Ecol Model
115:19–33
Petersen JK (2007) Ascidian suspension feeding. J Exp
Mar Biol Ecol 342:127–137
Philipps R, Grant WS, McRoy CP (1983) Reproductive
strategies of eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.). Aquat Bot
16:1–20
Safran P (1990) Drifting seaweed and associated ichthyofauna: fl oating nursery in Tohoku waters. La Mer
28(4):225–239
Safran P, Omori M (1990) Some ecological observations
on fi shes associated with drifting seaweed off Tohoku
coast, Japan. Mar Biol 105:395–402
Satake K (2011) Supercycles of great earthquakes along
Japan Trench. Bull Coord Comm Earthq Predict
86:3–15
(in
Japanese).
http://cais.gsi.go.jp/
YOCHIREN/report/kaihou86/03_15.pdf . Accessed
14 July 2014
Shabaka S, Komatsu T (2010) Phenology and morphology of the marine phanerogam Zostera caulescens
Miki in Funakoshi Bay, northeast Honshu Island,
Japan. Coast Mar Sci 34:13–23
Sultana S, Komatsu T (2002) Preliminary study on shoot
density and biomass of seagrass, Zostera caulescens ,
in Funakoshi Bay off the Sanriku Coast, Japan.
Otsuchi Mar Sci 27:23–27
Takeuchi K, Chavoshian A (2011) Quick report of Great
Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami. International
Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under
the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM), Tsukuba,
13 pp. http://www.iwra.org/doc/Tsunami_report_
Kuniyoshi_Takeuchi_ICHARM.pdf
Tastukawa K, Komatsu T, Aioi K, Morita K (1996)
Distribution of seagrasses off Kirikiri in Funakoshi
Bay, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Otsuchi Mar Res Cent
Rep 21:489–494 (in Japanese)
Thiel M, Gutow L (2005) The ecology of rafting in the
marine environment. 1. the fl oating substrata.
Oceanogr Mar Biol 42:181–263
Umezaki I (1984) Ecological studies of Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh in Obama Bay, Japan Sea. Bull
Jpn Soc Sci Fish 50:1193–1200
Wada E, Minagawa M, Mizutani H, Tsuji T, Imaizumi R,
Karasawa K (1987) Biogeochemical studies on the
transport of organic matter along the Otsuchi River
watershed, Japan. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 25:321–333
Ward LG, Kemp WM, Boyton WR (1984) The infl uence
of waves and seagrass communities on suspended particulates in an estuarine embayment. Mar Geol
59:85–103
T. Komatsu et al.
Komatsu T, Kawai H, Sakamoto W (1990) Infl uence of
Sargassum forests on marine environment. Bull Coast
Oceanogr 27:115–126 (in Japanese with English
abstract)
Komatsu T, Murakami S, Kawai H (1994) Some features
of jump of water temperature in a Sargassum forest. J
Oceanogr 52:109–124
Komatsu T, Takahashi M, Ishida K, Suzuki T, Hiraisi T,
Tameishi H (2002) Mapping of aquaculture facilities
in Yamada Bay in Sanriku Coast, Japan, by IKONOS
satellite imagery. Fish Sci 68(suppl I):584–587
Komatsu T, Igarashi C, Tatsukawa K, Matsuoka Y, Harada
S, Sultana S (2003) Use of multi-beam sonar to map
seagrass beds in Otsuchi Bay, on the Sanriku Coast of
Japan. Aquat Living Resour 16(3):223–230
Komatsu T, Umezawa Y, Nakaoka M, Supanwanid C,
Kanamoto Z (2004) Water fl ow and sediment in
Enhalus acoroides and other seagrass beds in the
Andaman Sea, off Khao Bae Na, Thailand. Coast Mar
Sci 29:63–68
Komatsu T, Tatsukawa K, Filippi JB, Sagawa T, Matsunaga
D, Mikami A, Ishida K, Ajisaka T, Tanaka K, Aoki M,
Wang WD, Liu HF, Zhang SD, Zhou MD, Sugimoto T
(2007) Distribution of drifting seaweeds in eastern
East China Sea. J Mar Syst 67:245–252
Komatsu T, Matsunaga D, Mikami A, Sagawa T, Boisnier
E, Tatsukawa K, Aoki M, Ajisaka T, Uwai S, Tanaka
K, Ishida K, Tanoue H, Sugimoto T (2009) Abundance
of drifting seaweeds in eastern East China Sea. J Appl
Phycol 20:801–809
Komatsu T, Mizuno S, Natheer A, Kantachonpoo A,
Tanaka K, Morimoto A, Hsiao S-H, Rothäusler EA,
Shishidou H, Aoki M, Ajisaka T (2014) Unusual
distribution of fl oating seaweeds in the East China
Sea in the early spring of 2012. J Appl Phycol
26:1169–1179
Michida Y, Sato K, Otsuki M, Kurosawa M, Morita K,
Hirano M, Yamazaki T (2010) Observation results
of hydrography and weather in Otsuchi Bay in
2009. Res Rep Cent Int Coast Oceanogr 35:57–63
(in Japanese)
Miyagi Prefecture (2014) Seaweeds. Traditional fi shing
gears and methods (in Japanese). http://www.pref.
miyagi.jp/soshiki/mtsc/dentokaiso.html . Accessed 14
July 2014
Mizuno S, Ajisaka T, Lahbib S, Kokubu Y, Alabsi NM,
Komatsu T (2014) Spatial distributions of fl oating seaweeds in the East China Sea from late winter to early
spring. J Appl Phycol 26:1159–1167
Moore KA, Orth RJ, Nowak JF (1993) Environmental
regulation of seed germination in Zostera marina L.
(eelgrass) in Chesapeake Bay: effects of light, oxygen
and sediment burial. Aquat Bot 45:79–91
Olesen B, Sand-Jensen K (1994) Patch dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina . Mar Ecol Prog Ser
106:147–156
Omachi T, Tobata M, Inoue S (2003) Analytical verifi cation of causes of tsunami earthquake generation. Annu
J Coast Eng 50:331–335 (in Japanese)
Orth RJ, Moore KA (1983) Seed germination and seedling growth of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) in the
Chesapeake Bay. Aquat Bot 15:117–131
Orth RJ, Harwell MC, Bailey EM, Bartholomew A, Jawad
JT, Lombana AV, Moore KA, Rhode JM, Woods HE
(2000) A review of issues in seagrass seed dormancy
and germination: implications for conservation and
restoration. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 200:277–288
Oshima Y, Kishi MJ, Sugimoto T (1999) Evaluation of the
nutrient budget in a seagrass bed. Ecol Model
115:19–33
Petersen JK (2007) Ascidian suspension feeding. J Exp
Mar Biol Ecol 342:127–137
Philipps R, Grant WS, McRoy CP (1983) Reproductive
strategies of eelgrass ( Zostera marina L.). Aquat Bot
16:1–20
Safran P (1990) Drifting seaweed and associated ichthyofauna: fl oating nursery in Tohoku waters. La Mer
28(4):225–239
Safran P, Omori M (1990) Some ecological observations
on fi shes associated with drifting seaweed off Tohoku
coast, Japan. Mar Biol 105:395–402
Satake K (2011) Supercycles of great earthquakes along
Japan Trench. Bull Coord Comm Earthq Predict
86:3–15
(in
Japanese).
http://cais.gsi.go.jp/
YOCHIREN/report/kaihou86/03_15.pdf . Accessed
14 July 2014
Shabaka S, Komatsu T (2010) Phenology and morphology of the marine phanerogam Zostera caulescens
Miki in Funakoshi Bay, northeast Honshu Island,
Japan. Coast Mar Sci 34:13–23
Sultana S, Komatsu T (2002) Preliminary study on shoot
density and biomass of seagrass, Zostera caulescens ,
in Funakoshi Bay off the Sanriku Coast, Japan.
Otsuchi Mar Sci 27:23–27
Takeuchi K, Chavoshian A (2011) Quick report of Great
Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami. International
Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under
the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM), Tsukuba,
13 pp. http://www.iwra.org/doc/Tsunami_report_
Kuniyoshi_Takeuchi_ICHARM.pdf
Tastukawa K, Komatsu T, Aioi K, Morita K (1996)
Distribution of seagrasses off Kirikiri in Funakoshi
Bay, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Otsuchi Mar Res Cent
Rep 21:489–494 (in Japanese)
Thiel M, Gutow L (2005) The ecology of rafting in the
marine environment. 1. the fl oating substrata.
Oceanogr Mar Biol 42:181–263
Umezaki I (1984) Ecological studies of Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh in Obama Bay, Japan Sea. Bull
Jpn Soc Sci Fish 50:1193–1200
Wada E, Minagawa M, Mizutani H, Tsuji T, Imaizumi R,
Karasawa K (1987) Biogeochemical studies on the
transport of organic matter along the Otsuchi River
watershed, Japan. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 25:321–333
Ward LG, Kemp WM, Boyton WR (1984) The infl uence
of waves and seagrass communities on suspended particulates in an estuarine embayment. Mar Geol
59:85–103
T. Komatsu et al.