The vegetative landscape of the estuary of Nanakita river after the tsunami caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

Abstract

The area around the estuary of Nanakita river was utterly destroyed by tsunami caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake. Fortunately the communities of Phacelurus latifolius and Rosa rugosa barely survived the tsunami. However, the growth place of the vegetation was completely washed away by the typhoon in September, 2011. The report shows how the vegetative landscape has changed from April to September, 2011 after the tsunami damage and a flooding by the typhoon.