2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Flora and fauna of forests and fields in the domain of Hiroshima-han in the Edo Period
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16520388
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese history
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| Research Institution | HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SATAKE Akira Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Professor, 大学院総合科学研究科, 教授 (00127656)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | Flora and Fauna in the Edo Period / Wild Boar / Population / Tatara Iron Manufacturing / Charcoal for Fuel |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to understand how the way of living in the region appears to the forests and fields use, moreover the flora and fauna, in the domain of Hiroshima-han. In this research, I deciphered documents of forestry (Otateyama Otomeyama Noyama Koshibayashi cho 1725) and animals (Kokugunshi Kakidashicho 1814), and tried to restore old flora and fauna.
(1)The geographical distribution of wild animals
In the inland region of heavy snows, the bear is living, and wolves are more than wild boars.
In the middle region, there are wild boars more than wolves.
In the coast region, wild boars are also decreasing, and nearly exterminated in islands area.
Animal's kind has decreased by a population increase in the coast region and the development of various industries, because animals in the wild are driven away, and the life environment deteriorated.
(2)The geographical distribution of plants
In the coast region, forest harvesting has proceeded remarkably in order to supply the demand for fuel, fertilizer, and fodder. Then its vegetation becomes poor, bamboo and other grasses, brush, and small pine.
In the inland region, a large amount of charcoal is consumed by Tatara iron manufacturing. The charcoal produced in the beech forest of the domain of Hiroshima-han is carried into the domain of Matsue-han and Tottori-han. In the domain of Hiroshima-han is not so much need for fuel because of iron manufacturing stagnation. So forest resources are still left wealthily more than in the domain of Matsue-han and Tottori-han.
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Research Products
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[Book] 北前船とその時代2004
Author(s)
壇上浩二
Total Pages
102
Publisher
福山市鞆の浦歴史民俗資料館
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
