VERIFICATION OF INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUE OF BENTHOS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION BY “ARTIFICIAL SHORELINE”

Abstract

 We verified an accuracy of previous investigation technique of benthos in artificial tidal flat. In addition, we studied a characteristic of benthos by an investigation depend on a division of using height and clay ratio in artificial tidal flat. As a result, (i) A species richness is increasing in artificial tidal flat, (ii) An identified the ratio of species richness was 77% by sampling using the division, on the other hand, 72% by sampling at random. Therefore the previous investigation technique of benthos is effective, (iii) A benthos of no identified in natural tidal flat was fixed on artificial tidal flat.