2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Distribution shift of tree line along climate change
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26281049
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental and ecological symbiosis
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
黒川 紘子 国立研究開発法人森林総合研究所, 森林植生研究領域, 主任研究員 (70515733)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | aerial photograph / climate change / distribution shift / snow period / tree line |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We elucidated the following points. 1）Tree line was determined by snowing period, maximum snow depth, annual rainfall and other climate factors. 2) The areas with suitable climate for arelpine zone have decreased by 57.3% in recent 30 years and will decrease by 69.7-99.1% by 2100. 3) tree lines have been shifted to higher elevation by 0.3 m per year. And 4) The speed was much slower than that is expected by temperature rise.
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| Free Research Field |
forest ecology
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