2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Evaluation methods by soil animal community structure of ecosystem functions of understory vegetation in ecosystem material cycling
| Project/Area Number |
25850111
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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 |
Forest science
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
Hishi Takuo 九州大学, 農学研究院, 准教授 (50423009)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 下層植生 / ミヤコザサ / 土壌生態学 / トビムシ群集 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We investigated how the removal of understory vegetation, Sasa nipponica, affect the material dynamics and soil animals in forest ecosystems.
Removal of understory induced drought and increased nutrients in surface soils on both larch and oak stands. The litterfall of larch did not affected, whereas that of oak increased by understory removal. Understory act both as nutrient competitor and as protective companion with overstory trees.
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| Free Research Field |
森林生態学
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