Does bamboo forest harm the functions of recharging water resources and conserving soil and water?

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21380098
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: OTSUKI Kyoichi 九州大学, 農学研究院, 教授 (80183763)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOMATSU Hikaru 九州大学, 大学院・農学研究院, 助教 (70432953)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 竹林 / 水資源 / 水土保全 / 環境 / 生態系

Research Abstract

The effects of Moso-Bamboo(Phyllostachys pubescens) forest on the functions of recharging water resources, conserving soil and water, and purifying precipitation were analyzed based on the in-situ measurements. The results indicate that comparing with other forests, 1) interception loss was about 10% less but transpiration was about 12% larger and thus evapotranspiration was almost the same, 2) surface runoff frequently occurred but the surface runoff ratios(0. 6~ 35. 5%) were relatively small, and 3) leaching of K+, Cl-, SO2 from the canopy was considerably high.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Characteristics of canopy interception loss in Moso bamboo forests of Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Shinohara, Y., Komatsu, H., Kuramoto, K. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Hydrological Processes, accepted
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/hyp.9359
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Canopy conductance for a Moso bamboo(Phyllostachys pubescens) forest in western Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Komatsu, H., Onozawa, Y., Kume, T., Tsuruta, K., Shinohara, Y. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Volume: 156 Pages: 111-120
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.01.004
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] モウソウチク(Phyllostachys pubescens)林における降雨流出過程の解明に向けて-地表流とバイオマットフローの観測- (2011)
  • Author(s): 藏本康平, 篠原慶規, 小松光, 井手淳一郎, 大槻恭一
  • Journal Title: 水文・水資源学会誌 Volume: 24 Pages: 360-368
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hydrochemical characteristics of throughfall and stemflow in a Moso-bamboo(Phyllostachys pubescens) forest (2010)
  • Author(s): Chiwa M., Onozawa Y. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Hydrological Processes Volume: 24 Pages: 2924-2933
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/hyp.7706
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A preliminary investigation of surface runoff and soil properties in a moso-bamboo(Phyllostachys pubescens) forest in western Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Ide, J., Shinohara, Y., Higashi, N., Komatsu, H., Kuramoto, K., and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Hydrological Research Letters Volume: 4 Pages: 80-84
  • DOI: DOI:10.3178/HRL.4.80
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stand-scale transpiration estimates in a Moso bamboo forest :(II) Comparison with coniferous forests (2010)
  • Author(s): Komatsu, H., Onozawa, Y., Kume, T., Tsuruta, K., Kumagai, T., Shinohara Y. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Forest Ecology and Management Volume: 260(8) Pages: 1295-1302
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.06.040
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stand-scale transpiration estimates in a Moso bamboo forest :(I) Applicability of sap flux measurements (2010)
  • Author(s): Kume, T., Onozawa, Y., Komatsu, H., Tsuruta, K., Shinohara, Y., Umebayashi, T. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Forest Ecology and Management Volume: 260(8) Pages: 1287-1294
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.012
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spatial variations of throughfall in a Moso bamboo forest : sampling design for the estimates of stand-scale throughfall (2010)
  • Author(s): Shinohara, Y., Onozawa, Y., Chiwa, M., Kume, T., Komatsu, H. and Otsuki, K
  • Journal Title: Hydrological Processes Volume: 24 Pages: 253-259
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/hyp.7657
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] モウソウチク林における地表流とバイオマットフローの観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 篠原慶規,藏本康平,小松光,井手淳一郎,大槻恭一
  • Organizer: 第122回日本森林学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 栃木県宇都宮市,宇都宮大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-27
• [Presentation] モウソウチク林と隣接する広葉樹林における水循環の違い (2010)
  • Author(s): 篠原慶規,藏本康平,小野澤郁佳,小松光,大槻恭一
  • Organizer: 第121回日本森林学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 茨城県つくば市,筑波大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-04-03
• [Presentation] モウソウチク林における地表流の観測について (2009)
  • Author(s): 藏本康平,篠原慶規,井手淳一郎,小松光,大槻恭一
  • Organizer: 2009年度水文・水資源学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県金沢市,石川県文教会館
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-20