Large scale evaluation of decadal forest biomass changes using repeated airborne LiDAR observations in northern Japan

• Project/Area Number: 26292076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAGI Kentaro 北海道大学, 北方生物圏フィールド科学センター, 准教授 (20322844)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 平野 高司 北海道大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 教授 (20208838) ; 梁 乃申 国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 地球環境研究センター, 主任研究員 (50391173)
• Research Collaborator: IDE Reiko ; HIRAYAMA Kojiro
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥16,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,750,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
• Keywords: 航空機レーザ測量 / 森林炭素貯留量変化 / 森林生態系炭素収支 / 広域評価 / MODIS / 植生指標 / 樹高変化 / 森林蓄積量変化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the feasibility of estimating forest biomass changes using two airborne LiDAR measurements of forest height acquired 10 yr apart (2004 and 2014) over the Teshio Experimental Forest (225 km2) of Hokkaido University in northern Japan, with 1 ha spatial resolution.
The average of the decadal net biomass change was 4.18 (±6.64 SD)　MgC/ha having large spatial variation. Estimated values were comparable with the results obtained from ground surveys or tower flux observations. Decadal net biomass change was significantly lower at high elevation, north facing slope, steep slope, large tree height variance, and coniferous forest, and significantly higher at south facing slope, deciduous forest, and secondary forest. The photosynthetic biomass increase was linearly correlated with the decadal average of the MODIS NDVI and Green ratio, which implies the application of satellite vegetation indices to further large scale estimation of forest biomass changes

Research Products

• [Journal Article] New data-driven estimation of terrestrial CO2 fluxes in Asia using a standardized database of eddy covariance measurements, remote sensing data, and support vector regression (2017)
  • Author(s): Ichii K., M. Ueyama, M. Kondo, N. Saigusa, J. Kim, Ma. C. Alberto, J. Ardo, E.S. Euskirchen, M. Kang, T. Hirano, J. Joiner, H. Kobayashi, et al
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences Volume: 122 Issue: 4 Pages: 767-795
  • DOI: 10.1002/2016jg003640
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Comparison of litter-bag and chamber methods for measuring CO₂ emissions from leaf litter decomposition in a temperate forest (2017)
  • Author(s): Sun, L., Teramoto, M., Liang, N., Yazaki, T., and Hirano, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural Meteorology Volume: 73 Issue: 2 Pages: 59-67
  • DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.D-16-00012
  • NAID: 130005589266
  • ISSN: 0021-8588, 1881-0136
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ハイパースペクトル画像による植生情報の時空間変動解析 (2016)
  • Author(s): 吉川慶・矢崎友嗣・井手玲子・栗原純一・小熊宏之・平野高司
  • Journal Title: 北海道の農業気象 Volume: 68 Pages: 11-20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Biomass accumulation and net primary production during the early stage of secondary succession after a severe forest disturbance in Northern Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Yazaki, T., Hirano, T., and Sano, T.
  • Journal Title: Forests Volume: 7 Issue: 11 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.3390/f7110287
  • NAID: 120005951963
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Forest biomass and volume estimation using airborne LiDAR in a cool-temperate forest of northern Hokkaido (2015)
  • Author(s): Takagi, K., Yone, Y., Takahashi, H., Sakai, R., Hojyo, H., Kamiura, T., Nomura, M., Liang, N., Fukazawa, T., Miya, H., Yoshida, T., Sasa, K., Fujinuma, Y., Murayama, T., and Oguma, H.
  • Journal Title: Ecological Informatics Volume: 26 Pages: 54-60
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.01.005
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Dynamics of ecosystem carbon balance recovering from a clear-cutting in a cool-temperate forest (2014)
  • Author(s): Aguilos M, Takagi K, Liang N, Ueyama M, Fukuzawa K, Nomura M, Kishida O, Fukazawa T, Takahashi H, Kotsuka C, Sakai R, Ito K, Watanabe Y, Fujinuma Y, Takahashi Y, Murayama T, Saigusa N and Sasa K
  • Journal Title: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Volume: 197 Pages: 26-39
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.06.002
  • NAID: 120005512032
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] 反復Lidar測量による10年間の森林炭素変化量の広域評価 (2017)
  • Author(s): 高木健太郎・平山宏次郎・岡田啓嗣・鮫島良次・三枝信子・小熊宏之
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会2017年全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北里大学十和田キャンパス(青森県・十和田市)
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-29
• [Presentation] Post-disturbance changes in carbon balances of understory vegetation in a deciduous forest, northern Japan (2017)
  • Author(s): Yazaki, T., Teramoto, M., Hirano, T., Liang, N., and Sun, L., and Kamakura, I.
  • Organizer: International Symposium onAgricultural Meteorology (ISAM) 2017
  • Place of Presentation: 北里大学十和田キャンパス(青森県・十和田市)
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-28
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 撹乱履歴が異なる森林における土壌呼吸速度の比較 (2016)
  • Author(s): 鎌倉以直・矢崎友嗣・孫力飛・寺本宗正・梁乃申・平野高司
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会北海道支部2016年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学農学部(北海道・札幌市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-12-09
• [Presentation] リタ―供給や土壌炭素からみた森林回復過程における土壌呼吸量変化の要因 (2016)
  • Author(s): 矢崎友嗣・寺本宗正・梁乃申・下田星児・平野高司・孫力飛・鎌倉以直
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会北海道支部2016年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学農学部(北海道・札幌市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-12-09
• [Presentation] 北海道北部の森林におけるCO2・オゾンフラックスの長期モニタリング (2016)
  • Author(s): 高木健太郎
  • Organizer: 第57回大気環境学会年会植物分科会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学工学部(北海道・札幌市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-07
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Potentialities of Chamber Network for Estimation of CO2/CH4 Sink/Source of Asian Terrestrial Ecosystems. (2016)
  • Author(s): Liang, N., Teramoto, M., Zhang, Y., Takagi, K., He, J., Wang, Y., Li, S., Fang, J., Piao, S., Zeng, J., and Fletcher, C.D.
  • Organizer: 13th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
  • Place of Presentation: China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-02
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 航空機反復LiDAR測量による10年間の森林炭素変化量の評価 (2016)
  • Author(s): 平山宏次郎・高木健太郎・三枝信子・岡田啓嗣・鮫島良次・小熊宏之
  • Organizer: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ(千葉県・千葉市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-25
• [Presentation] 大規模撹乱後の植生遷移初期におけるCO2フラックスの変化 (2016)
  • Author(s): 平野高司
  • Organizer: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ(千葉県・千葉市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-25
• [Presentation] 森林回復過程における土壌呼吸および微生物呼吸の評価 (2016)
  • Author(s): 矢崎友嗣・平野高司・梁乃申・寺本宗正・孫力飛
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会2016年全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学（岡山県・岡山市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-17
• [Presentation] 北海道北部の森林におけるオゾン濃度とフラックスの季節変化と経年変化の特徴 (2016)
  • Author(s): 高木健太郎・深澤達矢・三枝信子
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会2016年全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学（岡山県・岡山市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-15
• [Presentation] 航空機反復LiDAR測量による10年間の森林炭素変化量の評価 (2015)
  • Author(s): 平山宏次郎・高木健太郎・岡田啓嗣・鮫島良次・三枝信子・小熊宏之
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会北海道支部2015年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 旭川市大雪クリスタルホール(北海道・旭川市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-07
• [Presentation] 道北の今年の夏の湿潤・冷涼な気候が森林の二酸化炭素吸収に与えた影響 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高木健太郎
  • Organizer: 日本農業気象学会北海道支部2015年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 旭川市大雪クリスタルホール(北海道・旭川市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-06
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Semi-empirical GPP estimation of East Asian ｆorests using MODIS vegetation indices (2015)
  • Author(s): Takagi, K., Ueyama, M., Ide, R., Ichii, K., Ono, K., Hirata, R., Saigusa, N., Hirano, T., Kwon, H., Hong, J., Zhang, L.-M., Li, S.-G., Wang, H.-M., Han, S., Zhang, Y.-P., Asanuma, J., Gamo, M., Maeda, T., Murayama, S., Machimura, T., Nakai, Y., Ohta, T., Saitoh, T.M. and Takahasi, Y.
  • Organizer: Joint Conference AsiaFlux Workshop 2015 and ISPRD TC WG VIII/3: Weather, Atmosphere and Climate studies
  • Place of Presentation: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-27
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Large scale evaluation of decadal forest biomass changes from repeated airborne Lidar measurements in northern Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Hirayama, K., Takagi, K., Saigusa, N., Okada, K., Sameshima, R. and Oguma, H.
  • Organizer: Joint Conference AsiaFlux Workshop 2015 and ISPRD TC WG VIII/3: Weather, Atmosphere and Climate studies
  • Place of Presentation: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-25
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 森林伐採やその後の植生の回復が土壌の炭素動態に与える影響 (2015)
  • Author(s): 高木健太郎・梁乃申・寺本宗正・三枝信子
  • Organizer: 農業環境工学関連5学会2015年合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手大学(岩手県・盛岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-17
• [Presentation] アジア地域におけるチャンバー観測ネットワークの活用による森林土壌CO2フラックスの定量的評価 (2015)
  • Author(s): 梁乃申・寺本宗正・石田祐宣・高木健太郎・平野高司・高木正博・中根周歩・荒巻能史
  • Organizer: 農業環境工学関連5学会2015年合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手大学(岩手県・盛岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-17
• [Presentation] Relationship between ecosystem photosynthetic parameters derived from flux observation and MODIS vegetation indices of East Asian forests (2014)
  • Author(s): Takagi, K., Ueyama, M., Ide, R., Ichii, K., Ono, K., Hirata, R., Saigusa, N., Hirano, T., Kwon, H., Hong, J., Zhang, L., Li, S.-G., Han, S., Wang, H.-M., Zhang, Y.-P., Asanuma, J., Gamo, M., Maeda, T., Murayama, S., Machimura, T., Nakai, Y., Ohta, T., Saitoh, T. M. and Takahashi, Y.
  • Organizer: 12th AsiaFlux Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-20
• [Presentation] Estimation of GPP by using vegetation index in a young larch plantation, northern Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Hirayama, K., Takagi, K., Ide, R., Okada, K., Samesima, R. and Oguma, H.
  • Organizer: 12th AsiaFlux Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-20