Restoration of Intertidal Flat Ecosystems by Exploring Unknown Diet for Small Sandpiper Species

• KUWAE Tomohiro

  Port and Airport Research Institute

• MIYOSHI Eiichi

  Port and Airport Research Institute

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 小型シギ類における未知の餌の探究を通じた干潟生態系の再生

Abstract

Our empirical multi-disciplinary study shows that shorebird reliance on biofilm, a ubiquitous, previously unsuspected food comprised of microbes, their extracellular mucus substances, and detritus, is universal. The reliance was dependent on the environment that determines biofilm density. These findings revise shorebirds' trophic position and reveal new food web structures. Also, the study can assist in recovering worldwide declines in shorebird biodiversity as well as conservation and restoration of the integrity of intertidal flat ecosystems. We propose ideal configurations applied to the planning and designing of intertidal flat restoration projects, in the light of shorebird foraging ecology.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering)

  Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) 68 (2), I_1176-I_1180, 2012

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keywords

• restoration
• biodiversity
• ecosystem services
• planning, designing, and management of intertidal flats

Details

• CRID: 1390282680296050560
• NII Article ID: 130004550680
• DOI: 10.2208/kaigan.68.i_1176
• ISSN: 18838944
• ISSN: 18842399
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • Crossref
  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed