The study is said to be the first-ever quantification of earthquake and tsunami effects on sandy beach ecosystems along a tectonically active coastal zone.

Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis are expected to have substantial ecological effects, but if researchers don't have enough data about the environment before the disaster strikes ...

The loss of intertidal wetlands directly impacts ecosystem services such as water filtration, habitat for fisheries and ...

Ants have big impact on environment as 'ecosystem engineers'. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 30, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 01 / 110131133227.htm ...

In this lesson, students consider the effects of the Kantō Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami ... categorize those effects according to the type of effect (environmental, emotional, economic, etc.), and ...

The earthquake and tsunami ... would have drastic consequences on ecosystems in the affected areas. However, if researchers lack enough data about the environment before a disaster strikes ...

The researchers do note these findings are based on surveys conducted at just one site, "so the overall picture of effects of the earthquake and tsunami event on rocky shore ecosystems remains ...

Since earthquake timing remains uncertain, the team modeled the effects of such an event happening ... She warned that ecosystem losses might not be recoverable, while movement away from the ...

Table 1 Effects of species ... LRRs showing how various aspects of environmental change influence primary production in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems (Supplementary Table 2).

"The effects of environmental stressors can cascade through ecosystems as metabolic pathways are altered," says Todd Crowl of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology, which co-funded the research.