Experimental landscape-ecological studies on restoration of semi-natural grasslands in rural landscapes

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24380016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Horticulture/Landscape architecture
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: OKURO Toshiya 東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科, 教授 (70354024)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKUBO Satoru 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科, 助教 (30334329) ; YAMADA Sususmu 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科, 助教 (30450282)
• Research Collaborator: NEMOTO Masayuki ; HATANO Masahiro ; ABE Shinha
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 自然再生 / 半自然草地 / 生態系サービス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We carried out large-scale field experiments under controlled environment and elucidated the ecological characteristics in various stages ranging from germination, growth, to reproduction and response to disturbances such as cutting/mowing of the semi-natural grassland plant species through experimental landscape-ecological approaches. We also examined the effect and dynamics of ecosystem services (weed control service) in semi-natural grasslands. Based on those results, we developed database systems of ecological characteristics of semi-natural grassland plant species with high reliability, objectivity and applicability, which could contribute to the improvement of restoration technology and planning of semi-natural grasslands.

Free Research Field

景観生態学