2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A trait based approach to understand distribution of woody species and their coexistence mechanisms in Japan
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23770026
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University (2012-2013)
Kyushu University (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
ONODA Yusuke 京都大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 助教 (70578864)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 形質 / 多様性 / 森林 / 温度 / クライン / 分布 / 共存 / 葉 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study did field campaigns at 26 forest sites across Japan to accumulate leaf and woody functional traits of sympatric woody species in order to understand the mechanisms underlying different distributions among species. In total, more than 300 species and >2800 individuals were sampled. Species occurred at warmer regions tended to have smaller, thicker and tougher leaves with less N concentration and higher wood density than species occurred at colder sites. The trait dataset established in this study has been successfully used to clarify demographic patterns of trees, fine-tuning of allometric equations, modelling forest successions and modelling ecosystem services.
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Research Products
(17 results)
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[Journal Article] Essential biodiversity variables
Author(s)
Pereira HM, Ferrier S, Walters M, Geller GN, Jongman RHG, Scholes RJ, Bruford MW, Brummitt N, Butchart SHM, Cardoso AC, Coops NC, Dulloo E, Faith DP, Freyhof J, Gregory RD, Heip C, Hoft R, Hurtt G, Jetz W, Karp DS, McGeoch MA, Obura D, Onoda Y, Pettorelli N, Reyers B, Sayre R, Scharlemann JPW, Stuart SN, Turak E, Walpole M, Wegmann M
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Journal Title
Science
Volume: 339
Pages: 277-278
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