Improvement of effectiveness of existing Casuarina equisetifolia forests in mitigating tsunami damage

Coastal vegetation can play a significant role in reducing the severity of a tsunami because the energy associated with the tsunami is dissipated when it passes through coastal vegetation. Field surveys were conducted on the eastern coastline of Sri Lanka to investigate which vegetation species are...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of environmental management 2013-01, Vol.114 (15), p.105-114
Hauptverfasser:	Samarakoon, M.B., Tanaka, Norio, Iimura, Kosuke
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Casuarina Casuarina equisetifolia Coastal Coastal vegetation coasts Computer simulation Damage Disaster relief Disasters Effectiveness studies energy Environmental management equations Forests Gaps Manilkara Mathematical models Models, Theoretical Natural disasters Open gap Pandanaceae Pandanus Pandanus odoratissimus Plantations roads Simulation Species Sri Lanka Surveys Trees Tsunami force Tsunamis Vegetation
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