Quantity, distribution, and impacts of coastal driftwood triggered by a typhoon

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1446-1454

  Doong, Dong Jiing ^a   Chuang, Hui Chieh ^a   Shieh, Chjeng Lun ^b   Hu, Jian Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coastal hazard; Driftwood; Floating marine debris (FMD); Typhoon disaster

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; COASTAL HAZARDS; CRITICAL FACTORS; DRIFTWOOD; FISHING HARBORS; FISHING INDUSTRY; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE CURRENTS; TYPHOON DISASTER; WAVE MOTIONS;

COASTAL ZONES; DEBRIS; FISHERIES; HURRICANES; LANDSLIDES; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

WOOD;

COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; DEAD WOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; TYPHOON;

ARTICLE; COASTAL DRIFTWOOD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HURRICANE; LANDSLIDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASHORE; TAIWAN; TOURISM; WOOD DEBRIS;

BATHING BEACHES; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; SEAWATER; SHIPS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WOOD;

COASTS; DISASTERS; FIBER DEBRIS; FISHES; HAZARDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; TAIWAN; WOOD;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79959328753     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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