2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A study on the conservation of biological diversity of the lucidophyllous forest
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13680649
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
環境保全
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| Research Institution | HIMEJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
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Principal Investigator |
HATTORI Tamotsu HIMEJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Professor, 自然・環境科学研究所, 教授 (00244690)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ISHIDA Hiroaki HIMEJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Assistant, 助手 (80311489)
SUZUKI Takeshi HIMEJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Assistant, 助手 (30254460)
KODATE Seiji HIMEJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOTLOGY, Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Assistant, 助手 (60254455)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | Lucidophyllous forest / Biological diversity / Species richness / Species-area relationship / Flora of lucidophyllous forest / Canopy gap / Mature phase / Endangered species |
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| Research Abstract |
1 Species-area relationship in the fragmented lucidophyllous forests
The relationship between the number of component species of lucidophyllous forest and forest area was analyzed. The results show that the log species-log area model describes the species-area relationship in three regions better than the species-log area model.
2 Flora of the lucidophyllous forest in Japan
Floristic investigation of the lucidophyllous forest throughout Japan was conducted. The flora of the lucidophyllous forest throughout Japan consists of 1,008 species. About 30 percent of the total numbers of component species are endangered.
3 Species richness in the gap phase of lucidophyllous forest
In the gap phase, the species richness of all occurring species per 100 m^2 and that of component species, except for epiphytes, were higher than those in the mature phase. Canopy gaps play an important role in the maintenance of species richness as well as the process of lucidophyllous forest regeneration.
4 Species richness of lucidophyllous forest along the environmental conditions
Species richness (number of species per 225 m^2) along the micro-scale geomorphic units (foot slope, lower sideslope, upper sideslope, crest slope and rocky site) ranged from 62.6 to 44.0, and foot slope had the highest species richness. On foot slope, high species richness seemed to be due to high values of minimum air capacity.
Species richness (number of species per 225 m^2) along the altitudinal gradient ranged from 30 to 68 and decreased abruptly from low to high altitude.
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Research Products
(17 results)
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[Publications] Kodate, S., Hattori, T., Ishida, H., Tamura, K., Hashimoto, Y., Minamiyama, N.: "Distribution of the component species and species richness along the altitudinal gradient in the lucidophyllous forest in the upper reaches of the Ayaminami River, Miyazaki Prefecture"Human and Nature. 12. 39-54 (2001)
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[Publications] Hattori, T., Asami, K., Kodate, S., Ishida, H., Minamiyama, N., Akamtsu, H.: "Distribution of the lucidophyloous elements and species richness of lucidophyllous forest along the micro-scale geomorphic condition in Kawanaka, Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture"Vegetation Science. 20. 31-42 (2003)
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[Publications] Hattori, T., Ishida, H., Hashimoto, Y., Minamiyama, N., Tamura, K., Asami, K.: "Comparison between mature phase and gap phase of lucidophyllous forest with regard to species composition and species richness"Japanese Journal of Ecology. 54. 1-15 (2004)
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