2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of landslides in forming vegetation structure and floral diversity in Japanese mountain regions
| Project/Area Number |
26350404
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Geography
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| Research Institution | Senshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 地すべり / 亜高山帯 / 植生構造 / 中部山岳地域 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aims at clarifying the role of landslides in forming vegetation structure and floral diversity in Japanese mountain regions. Landscape-level studies show that snow and bedrock conditions are important for keeping diverse vegetation types including wetlands, mesic meadows, and shrubs. Watershed-level studies show that vegetation structure is affected by landslide age as well as disturbance regimes created by past landslides.
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| Free Research Field |
植生地理学
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