Conservation of biodiversity in semi-natural grasslands of golf courses

• Project/Area Number: 15K07833
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental agriculture(including landscape science)
• Research Institution: Konan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Matsumura Toshikazu 甲南女子大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (60589547)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 澤田 佳宏 兵庫県立大学, 緑環境景観マネジメント研究科, 准教授 (40435897) ; 橋本 佳延 兵庫県立人と自然の博物館, その他部局等, 主任研究員 (60372140)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 生物多様性 / 植生 / 草原生植物

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a result of investigating the vegetation of a golf course with a long history, endangered species and many grassland plants listed in the national and regional editions of the Red Data Book were grown. The golf courses may function as refugia for grassland plants and seed sources. Course management methods effect species diversity. Mowing frequency and mowing height have a great influence on species diversity. Mowing frequency is low and mowing height is high, species diversity is high. In addition, a questionnaire survey that grasps the intentions of golf course officials showed that most golfers are favorable to the growth of wild grass.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

草原の面積は減少を続けており，草原生植物の多様性も減少をしている．これまでは非商業地の半自然草原における植生保全が注目されてきたが，商業的利用の草原であっても，種多様性の高い草原植生を保全できれば，草原生植物の逃避場所や種子供給源として位置づけられる．本研究では，生物多様性への悪影響が強調されてきたゴルフ場で生物多様性の保全の可能性を明らかにしたこと，さらにゴルフ場は今後も継続管理される可能性が高いことも草原生植物の保全のためには重要である．

Research Products

• [Presentation] ゴルファーのゴルフ場の植物・植生への意識：多様性の高い草原の残るゴルフ場での調査 (2020)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和・澤田佳・橋本佳延
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第67回全国大会
• [Presentation] 植生の観察情報のデータベースについて (2019)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和・比嘉基紀・川西基博.
  • Organizer: 植生学会第24回大会
• [Presentation] Frequency and co-occurrence of grassland species in long-established golf courses in Japan. (2018)
  • Author(s): Matsumura, T., Hashimoto, Y. and Sawada, Y.
  • Organizer: The 61th Symposium of the International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS 2018)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 日本の植生調査資料へのtraitデータベースの適用の可能性 (2018)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和
  • Organizer: 植生学会第23回大会
• [Presentation] 歴史の長いゴルフ場に生育する植物の出現頻度とその特徴 (2018)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和・橋本佳延・澤田佳宏
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第65会大会
• [Presentation] ゴルフ場における草原生植物の種多様性と植生管理手法との関係. (2017)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和・橋本佳延・澤田佳宏
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第64会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-16
• [Presentation] The relationship between grassland species richness and the management in long-established golf cources in Japan (2017)
  • Author(s): Matsumura, T., Hashimoto, Y. and Sawada, Y.
  • Organizer: The 12th International Congress of Ecology (Intecol 2017)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 歴史の長いゴルフ場が保全する植物群落 (2016)
  • Author(s): 松村俊和・橋本佳延・澤田佳宏
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第63会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台国際センター
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-24