RESTRATION OF Zostera japonica CO ㎜ UNITY IN KEIHIN CANAL ZONE

Abstract

 The effect of carbon storage by seagrass meadows has been recognized. In the present study, an attempt was made to create a Zostera japonica bed in the intertidal zone. Our results showed that eelgrass can grow and reproduce around the middle between Low Water Level and Mean Water Level even in the Keihin Canal where the water quality is not good. We compared the growth conditions of the eelgrass with sedimentary physical characteristics and found that the eelgrass distribution was affected by the wave conditions when the wake wave of the ship acts.