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Impact of tsunami of Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on vegetation of coastal swamps of South Andaman

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Title Impact of tsunami of Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on vegetation of coastal swamps of South Andaman
 
Creator Roy, Bidhan
 
Subject South Andaman
Tsunami-wave
Coastal vegetation
Coconut plantation
 
Description 1334-1340
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, and the consequent tsunami have caused considerable change on the vegetation of coastal swamps of Andaman. It caused remarkable damage to the mangrove population in the tsunami-wave affected areas, like Sipighat, Netaji Nagar, Wandoor, Chouldhari, Ograbranch, Tirur and Habdipur of South Andaman. In South Andaman, in particular localities 30–80% of mangrove stands got affected by the tsunami-wave. The devastating wave of tsunami trounced the standing crops, particularly paddy in many parts. The water level increased about 1.5-2.0 m. Damage was so severe which lead some barren patches in those mangrove areas. Level of salinity also increased significantly in the affected areas. Re-establishment of mangrove has been seen in many affected areas, such as Tirur and Habdipur.
 
Date 2016-10-18T07:23:37Z
2016-10-18T07:23:37Z
2016-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/35728
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.45(10) [October 2016]