Will tree seedling fitness and survival decline in the face of climate change? A novel quantitative approach with implications on forest regeneration

• Project/Area Number: 21K05689
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 40010:Forest science-related
• Research Institution: Ryukoku University
• Principal Investigator: Lei Thomas・T 龍谷大学, 先端理工学部, 教授 (00388159)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 宮浦 富保 龍谷大学, 先端理工学部, 教授 (90222330)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
• Keywords: Forest regeneration / Seedling ecology / Global warming

Outline of Research at the Start

A new analytical approach to how global warming might affect regenerating tree seedlings in the forest understory. This study will provide quantitative fitness data on representative species grown under a climate warming scenario useful in predicting forest structure changes in the future.