Intertidal snail-trematode communities on the southern Thailand before and after the South Asia tsunami
Harada, M.; Sri-aroon, P.; Lohachit, C.; Fujimoto, C.; Arif-Ul- Hasan; Itaki, R.; Suguri, S.; Chusongsang, Y.; Chusongsang, P.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 38(4): 658-662
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 17883003 Document Number: 611853
Intertidal snail-trematode communities in southern Thailand were examined before and after the South Asia tsunami. Infection rates and species diversity of cercaria in the host snail Cerithideain tidal zones did not change significantly from one year before to one month after the tsunami. However, the host snails C. quadrata, C. alata and C. obtusa disappeared from greatly damaged sites. It is important to follow up on the intertidal snail-trematode community recovery process after destruction of the intertidal ecosystem.