The Asian tsunami: A protective role for coastal vegetation

被引:519
作者
Danielsen, F
Sorensen, MK
Olwig, MF
Selvam, V
Parish, F
Burgess, ND
Hiraishi, T
Karunagaran, VM
Rasmussen, MS
Hansen, LB
Quarto, A
Suryadiputra, N
机构
[1] NORDECO, DK-1159 Copenhagen, Denmark
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
[3] MS Swaminathan Res Fdn, Madras 600113, Tamil Nadu, India
[4] Global Environm Ctr, Petaling Jaya 47300, Selangor, Malaysia
[5] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Conservat Biol Grp, Cambridge, England
[6] World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC 20037 USA
[7] Port & Airport Res Inst, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
[8] Mangrove Act Project, Port Angeles, WA 98362 USA
[9] Wetlands Int Indonesia, Bogor 16002, Indonesia
关键词
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D O I
10.1126/science.1118387
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
India's coastline areas with intact mangrove forest or Casuarina trees suffered less damage from the 26 December 2004 tsunami than did unprotected areas.
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页码:643 / 643
页数:1
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