Dahdouh-Guebas F, Jayatissa L P, Di Nitto D, Bosire J O, Lo Seen D, Koedam N
Biocomplexity Research Team, c/o General Botany and Nature Management, Mangrove Management Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Curr Biol. 2005 Jun 21;15(12):R443-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.008.
Whether or not mangroves function as buffers against tsunamis is the subject of in-depth research, the importance of which has been neglected or underestimated before the recent killer tsunami struck. Our preliminary post-tsunami surveys of Sri Lankan mangrove sites with different degrees of degradation indicate that human activity exacerbated the damage inflicted on the coastal zone by the tsunami.
红树林是否能起到抵御海啸的缓冲作用是深入研究的课题，在最近的致命海啸袭击之前，其重要性一直被忽视或低估。我们对斯里兰卡不同退化程度的红树林地区进行的海啸后初步调查表明，人类活动加剧了海啸对沿海地区造成的破坏。
