Studies on soil respiration hot spots in tropical forests in Southeast Asia

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21688012
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: OHASHI Mizue 兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 准教授 (30453153)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 土壌呼吸 / 熱帯林 / アリ / シロアリ / 炭素循環 / ホットスポット / 変動特性 / 環境要因

Research Abstract

Recent studies reported that there can be hot spots of soil respiration(extremely high efflux of CO_2 from the soil surface) in a tropical rainforest. Since the hot spots appear and disappear temporally and spatially, nesting and feeding activity of ants and termites could be a source of the hot spots. In this study, therefore, we aimed to 1) determine the hot spots of soil respiration in a dry evergreen forest in Thailand and 2) compare the CO_2 efflux from ant nests and surrounding soil in a tropical rain forest in Malaysia, in order to clarify the frequency of hot spot occurrence in tropical forests and impact of ants on the formation of hot spots. We found there were extremely high CO_2 efflux locations in the dy evergreen forest in Thailand suggesting the importance of this phenomenon for estimating carbon budget of the ecosystem accurately. The CO_2 efflux from the nests of ants were significantly higher than those of surrounding soil showing the ant nesting activity would be one of the reasons of the occurrence of hot spots in tropical forests.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The effect of stand age on CO2 efflux from wood ant(Formica rufa group) mounds in boreal forests (2012)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Domisch, T., Finer, L. Jurgensen, M. F., Sundstrom, L., Kilpelainen, J., Risch, A. C., Niemela, P.
  • Journal Title: Soil Biol. Biochem Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Waggle dance effect : dancing in autumn reduces the weight loss of a honeybee colony (2012)
  • Author(s): Okada, R., Akamatsu, T., Iwata, K., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M., Aonuma, H., Ito, E.
  • Journal Title: J. Exp. Biol Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Automated analysis of fine root dynamics using a series of digital images (2012)
  • Author(s): Nakano, A., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Sakamoto, H., Dannoura, M., Hirano, Y., Makita, N., Finer, L., Ohashi, M.
  • Journal Title: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stand type is more important than red wood ant abundance for the structure of ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages in managed boreal forests (2012)
  • Author(s): Neuvonen, S. Saikkonen, T., Sundstrom, L., Punttila, P., Risch, A. C., Domisch, T., Niemela, P., Kilpelainen, J., Ohashi, M., Finer, L.
  • Journal Title: Agr. For. Entomo
  • DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00569.x.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mathematical analysis of the honeybee waggle dance (2012)
  • Author(s): Okada, R., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M. Aonuma, H., Ito, E.
  • Journal Title: Acta Biologica Hungarica Volume: 63 Pages: 201-205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A new approach for the simultaneous tracking of multiple honey bees for analysis of hive behavior (2011)
  • Author(s): Kimura, T., Ohashi, M., Okada, R., Ikeno, H.
  • Journal Title: Apidologie Volume: 42 Pages: 607-617
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fine root production and turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to stand and environmental characteristics (2011)
  • Author(s): Finer, L., Ohashi, M., Noguchi, K., Hirano, Y.
  • Journal Title: For. Ecol. Manag Volume: 262 Pages: 2008-2023
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Sources of variation in the incidence of ant. aphid mutualism in boreal forests (2010)
  • Author(s): Domisch, T., Neuvonen, S., Sundstrom, L., Punttila, P., Finer, L., Kilpelainen, J., Niemela, P., Risch, A. C., Ohashi, M., Jurgensen M. F.
  • Journal Title: Agr. For. Entomol
  • DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2011.00530.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Factors causing variation in fine root biomass in forest ecosystems (2010)
  • Author(s): Finer, L., Ohashi, M., Noguchi, K., Hirano, Y.
  • Journal Title: For. Ecol. Manag Volume: 261 Pages: 265-277
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of the physical properties of water treatment residue for use as a soil substitute as compared to decomposed granite soil (2010)
  • Author(s): Park, S-G., Ohashi, M., Kurosawa, K., Kim, Y-J., Yahata, H.
  • Journal Title: Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. Volume: 56 Pages: 361-365
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An easier method for placing root meshes for estimating fine root production (2009)
  • Author(s): Hirano, Y., Noguchi, K., Ohashi, M. Hishi、T., Makita, N., Fujii, S., Finer, L.
  • Journal Title: Plant Root Volume: 3 Pages: 26-31
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of forest structure on the spatial variation in soil respiration in a Bornean tropical rainforest (2009)
  • Author(s): Katayama, A, Kume, T, Komatsu, H., Ohashi, M. Nakagawa, M., Yamashita, M., Otsuki, K., Suzuki, M., Kumagai, T.
  • Journal Title: Agric. Forest Meteorol Volume: 149 Pages: 1666-1673
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Observation system for the control of the hive environment by the honeybee(Apis mellifera) (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Okada, R., Kimura, T., Ikeno, H.
  • Journal Title: Behavior Research Methods Volume: 41 Pages: 782-786
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Foraging activity and dietary spectrum of wood ants(Formica rufa group) and their role in nutrient fluxes in boreal forests (2009)
  • Author(s): Domisch T., Finer L., Neuvonen S., Niemela, P., Risch, A. C., Kilpelainen, J., Ohashi M., Jurgensen M.
  • Journal Title: Ecol. Entomol
  • DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01086.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Impact of ants on hot spots of soil CO_2 flux in a tropical rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia (2011)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Kume, T., Maekawa, Y., Hashimoto, Y., Yoshifuji, N., Hasin, S., Yamane, S.
  • Organizer: The 8th ANeT conference
  • Place of Presentation: Hat Yai, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 20111217-21
• [Presentation] Effects of ant nests on soil respiration in a tropical seasonal forest, Northeast Thailand and an insight into "hot spots" of soil respiration (2011)
  • Author(s): Hasin, S., Yamada, A., Hashimoto, Y., Maekawa, Y., Iwayama, H., Yamane, S., Wiwatwitaya, D., Ohashi. M.
  • Organizer: The 8th ANeT conference
  • Place of Presentation: Hat Yai, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 20111217-21
• [Presentation] Effect of forest managements on the carbon dynamics under the ground (2011)
  • Author(s): Ohashi. M.
  • Organizer: Finnish-Japanese Seminar of the Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Matter in Forested Catchments under the Human and Environmental Impacts
  • Place of Presentation: Vantaa, Finland
  • Year and Date: 20110919-21
• [Presentation] Mathematical analysis of honeybee waggle dance (2011)
  • Author(s): Okada, R., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M., Aonuma, H., Ito, E.
  • Organizer: 12th Symposium on Invertebrate Neurobiology
  • Place of Presentation: Tihany, Hungary
  • Year and Date: 20110831-0904
• [Presentation] Computational Analysis of the foraging strategy in the honeybees, Apis mellifera (2011)
  • Author(s): Okada, R., Ikeno, H., Ohashi, M., Kimura, T., Aonuma, H., Ito, E.
  • Organizer: The 8th International Congress on Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20110531-0605
• [Presentation] Biological benefits of the honeybee waggle dance by computer simulation analyses (2010)
  • Author(s): Okada, R., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M., Aonuma, H., Ito, E.
  • Organizer: The 9th International Congress of Neuroethology
  • Place of Presentation: Salamanca, Spain
  • Year and Date: 20100902-07
• [Presentation] A Global Analysis of Fine Root Biomass in Forest Stands (2010)
  • Author(s): Finer, L., Ohashi, M., Noguchi, K., Hirano, Y.
  • Organizer: The 2nd meeting of COST Action FP0803 Belowground carbon turnover in European forests
  • Place of Presentation: Lujblijana, Slovenija
  • Year and Date: 20100901-04
• [Presentation] Role of social insects on soil carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems (2010)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: The XVI Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects(IUSSI)
  • Place of Presentation: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Year and Date: 20100820-14
• [Presentation] A behavioral tracking system for multiple honeybee on a plane surface (2010)
  • Author(s): Kimura, T., Ikeno, H., Crailsheim, K., Schmickl, T., Okada, R., Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: The XVI Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects(IUSSI)
  • Place of Presentation: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Year and Date: 20100820-14
• [Presentation] An automated measurement system for behavioral analysis in the observation honeybee hive (2010)
  • Author(s): Ikeno, H., Takahashi, M., Akamatsu, T., Kimura, T., Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: The XVI Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects(IUSSI)
  • Place of Presentation: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Year and Date: 20100820-14
• [Presentation] An automatic Segmentation and Tracking Method for Fine Root from Digital Images (2010)
  • Author(s): Sakamoto, H., Ohashi, M., Kimura, T., Nakano, A., Dannoura, M., Hirano, Y., Makita, N., Ikeno, H.
  • Organizer: 5th International Symposium on Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants
  • Place of Presentation: Victoria, Canada
  • Year and Date: 20100808-12
• [Presentation] Water and Carbon balance in a Bornean tropical rainforest (2010)
  • Author(s): Kume, T., Kumagai, T., Ohashi, M., Yoshifuji, N., Suzuki, M.
  • Organizer: Sarawak Biological Resoueces Forum
  • Place of Presentation: Kuching, Malaysia
  • Year and Date: 20100329-30
• [Presentation] Role of ants and termites in the formation of hot spots of soil respiration in Asian tropics (2010)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: ESJ International symposium "Effects of ants and termites on ecosystem process and biodiversity"
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20100315-20
• [Presentation] Role of ants and termites on the soil respiration variation in Arian tropics (2010)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Kume, T., Yamada, A., Takematsu, A., Hashimoto, Y., Yoshifuji, N., Yamane, S.
  • Organizer: The 1st Sakaerat Researchers's Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Sakaerat, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 20100222-24
• [Presentation] Sources of hot spot of soil respiration in a tropical rain forests (2010)
  • Author(s): Iwayama, H., Ohashi, M., Takematsu, Y., Hashimoto, Y., Kume, T., Yoshifuji, N., Yamane, S., Mitsumaki, K., Boonriam, W., Yamada A.
  • Organizer: Sarawak, Malaysia. The 1st Sakaerat Researchers's Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Sakaerat, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 20100222-24
• [Presentation] Sources of hot spot of soil respiration in a dry evergreen forest in Thailand (2010)
  • Author(s): Iwayama, H., Yamada, A., Wiwatwitaya, D., Hashimoto, Y., Kume, T., Boonriam, W., Hasin, S., Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: Symposium on the use of new techniques to understand gas exchange and carbon dynamics in the forest ecosystem
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-01
• [Presentation] Effect of cutting and washing on the measurement of fine root respiration of Cryptomeria japonica (2010)
  • Author(s): Yaku, R., Makita, N., Hirano, Y., Fukuda, K., Yamamoto, S., Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: Symposium on the use of new techniques to understand gas exchange and carbon dynamics in the forest ecosystem
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-01
• [Presentation] Effect of different microenvironments on the survival of Alpine ants in Mt Fuji (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Toda, S., Hagiwara, Y., Yamane, S.
  • Organizer: The 7th ANeT meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Cibodas, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 20091127-30
• [Presentation] Distribution of ants in the high altitudinal areas of Mt. Fuji, Japan (2009)
  • Author(s): Toda, S., Ohashi, M., Hagiwara, Y., Yamane, S.
  • Organizer: The 7th ANeT meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Cibodas, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 20091127-30
• [Presentation] Contribution of root systems on soil CO2 efflux in a tropical rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Kume, T.
  • Organizer: 7th International Symposium on Root Research and Applications
  • Place of Presentation: Wien, Austria
  • Year and Date: 20090902-04
• [Presentation] Analysing of fine root growth from digital images (2009)
  • Author(s): Nakano, A., Ikeno, H., Kimura, T., Sakamoto, H., Dannoura, M., Finer, L., Ohashi M.
  • Organizer: 7th International Symposium on Root Research and Applications
  • Place of Presentation: Wien, Austria
  • Year and Date: 20090902-04
• [Presentation] A global analysis of fine root biomass and biomass production in forest stands (2009)
  • Author(s): Finer, L., Ohashi, M., Noguchi, K., Hirano, Y.
  • Organizer: 7th International Symposium on Root Research and Applications
  • Place of Presentation: Wien, Austria
  • Year and Date: 20090902-04
• [Presentation] Temporal and spatial variability in soil CO_2 efflux in relation to soil environmental factors in an aseasonal intact tropical rainforest in Sarawak. Malaysia (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohashi, M., Kume, T., Suzuki, M.
  • Organizer: BIOGEOMON(6th International Symposium of Ecosystem Behaviour)
  • Place of Presentation: Helsinki, Finland
  • Year and Date: 20090629-0702
• [Presentation] Contribution of root and litter on total soil respiration in a mixed pine-oak stand in central Korea (2009)
  • Author(s): Jeong, M. J., Yi, M. J., Ohashi, M., Son, Y.
  • Organizer: BIOGEOMON(6th International Symposium of Ecosystem Behaviour)
  • Place of Presentation: Helsinki, Finland
  • Year and Date: 20090629-0702
• [Presentation] The effect of wood ants on carbon and nutrient fluxes in boreal forests (2009)
  • Author(s): Domisch, T., Kilpelainen, J., Finer, L., Niemela, P. Neuvonen, S., Jurgensen, M., Sundstrom, L., Risch, A. C., Ohashi, M.
  • Organizer: BIOGEOMON(6th International Symposium of Ecosystem Behaviour)
  • Place of Presentation: Helsinki, Finland
  • Year and Date: 20090629-0702