PREDICTION AND VERIFICATION OF GEOENVIRONMENT-BENTHIC ECOLOGICAL CHANGES DUE TO TYPHOON-INDUCED MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN A SANDFLAT

Abstract

 The aim of this study is to predict and verify tidal benthic ecology-geoenvironmental dynamics associated with multiple typhoon events using the integrated platform developed based on a new cross-disciplinary research field called Ecological Geotechnics. The developed platform consistently predicted the distribution changes of a sand bubbler crab, Scopimera globosa, associated with typhoon-induced morphological changes in Naha sandflat and demonstrated its effectiveness in a comprehensive manner.