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Quantitative assessment of forest fragmentation on genetic components of understory herbs.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10440230
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 生態
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNVERSITY (2000)
The University of Tokyo (1998-1999)

Principal Investigator

OHARA Masashi  Hokkaido Univ., Grad.School of Env.Earth Sci., Asso.Prof., 大学院・地球環境科学研究科, 助教授 (90194274)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKADA Takenori  Hokkaido Tokai Univ., Dept.of Intl.Cult.Rel., Prof., 国際文化学部, 教授 (80206755)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000)
Keywordsgenetic variation / genus Trillium / demography / forest fragmentation / long-term census / understory herb / 森林孤立化 / 交配様式 / 遺伝的多様性
Research Abstract

In order to assess the effects of forest fragmentation on genetic components of understory herbs, reproductive, demographic and genetic characteristics of two Trillium species were studied.
Investigation on seed production of, self-incompatible and insect-pollinated, T.camtschatcense populations in eastern Hokkaido revealed that large populations and/or continuous populations surrounded with abundant forest series produced a higher number of seeds than small and isolated populations. The levels of genetic diversity, inbreeding coefficient, and the patterns of local population structure were also assayed using allozyme electrophoresis (6 enzymes and 11 loci). The log of population size had positive and significant relationships with the percentage of polymorphic loci and allelic richness. In addition, all alleles which were not observed in small populations were rare.
In order to forecast the future population size under stochastically varying environment, population dynamics of T.apetalon were investigated by application of the transition matrix model to the long-term census data and by breeding experiments in the field. The matrix model demonstrated that mortality rates of small individuals, such as seedlings and plants at the one-leaf sterile stage, were very high and that the probabilities for transition from the one-leaf stage to the three-leaf stage and from the three-leaf stage to flowering were very low. Although T.apetalon had a substantial capacity both for inbreeding and outbreeding, inbreeding was predominant. Furthermore, subsequent resource limitation allowed only acertain level of fecundity, regardless of the original fertilization level.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] Y.Takashima: "Validation of auto-counting method by NIH Image using otoliths of white-spotted char Salvelinus leucomaenis."Fisheries Science. 66. 515-520 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Kaneko: "Population biology of Aesculus turbinata Blume.-Demographic analysis using transition matrix-."Plant Species Biology. 14. 47-68 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Takada: "A sensitivity analysis of the population dynamics of Erythronium japonicum, a Liliaceous perennial."Plant Species Biology. 13. 117-127 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takashima, Y., Takada, T., Matsuishi, T.& Kanno, Y.: "Validation of auto-counting method by NIH Image using otoliths of white-spotted char Salvelinus leucomaenis."Fisheries Science. 66. 515-520 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kaneko, Y., Takada, T.& Kawano, S.: "Population biology of Aesculus turbinata Blume.-Demographic analysis using transition matrix on a natural stand developed on the riparian environmental gradient-."Plant Species Biology. 14. 47-68 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takada, T., Nakayama, S.and Kawano, S.: "A sensitivity analysis of the population dynamics of Erythronium japonicum, a Liliaceous perennial."Plant Species Biology. 13. 117-127 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Takashima: "Validation of auto-counting method by NIH Image using otoliths of white-spotted char Salvelinus leucomaenis."Fisheries Science. 66. 515-520 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kaneko, Y.: "Population biology of Aesculus turbiaata・Blume"Plant Species Biology. 14. 47-68 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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