The Effect of Tsunami in 2004 on Mangrove Forests, Nias Island, Indonesia

作     者：Onrizal Cecep Kusmana Mashhor Mansor 

作者机构：Department of Forestry Sciences Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan 20155 Indonesia Wetland Ecology Research Group School of Biological Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Palau Pinang Malaysia Forest Ecology Laboratory Faculty of Forestry Bogor Agricultural University Bogor 16001 Indonesia 

出 版 物：《湿地科学》 (Wetland Science)

年 卷 期：2009年第7卷第2期

页      面：130-134页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 

基　　金：The authors thank the Directorate -General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry (Dirjen RLPS)  and the Management Agency of Asahan - Barumun Catchments Area (BPDAS Asahan- Barumun )  Ministry of Forestry  Republic of Indonesia for financial supported for survey in March 2005 and survey in November 2006  respectively 

主　　题：海岸带资源 开发 地震 海啸 

摘      要：The earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal area in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province and North Sumatra Province,especially Nias Island on December 26,2004,caused damage to most mangrove and coastal forests in the *** the 2004 tsunami,there is no report or publication about mangrove and coastal vegetation in Nias *** aims of this research were to describe the mangrove forests and coastal vegetation after tsunami disaster and to learn the ecological functions of mangrove forests and coastal vegetation on shore *** surveys,in eastern,northern and western coast of Nias Island within 10 days of the middle weeks in March 2005 and in southern coast of Nias Island within 6 days of the first 2 weeks in November 2006 after the 2004 tsunami,were *** research results showed that dense mangrove forests and coastal vegetation had been proven to be effective on protecting coastal area from the tsunami,while heavy damage occurred in the areas that have degraded mangrove and coastal ***,mangrove forests play an important role on shore protection,and this protection depends on the quality of the mangrove *** should be noted that degraded habitats or habitats with mangrove associate species instead of true mangrove species do not provide adequate protection.