Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community: Ogawa Forest Reserve of Japan

ISBN-13: 9784431680000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 322 str.

Tohru Nakashizuka; Yoosuke Matsumoto

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The studies in the Ogawa Forest Reserve (OPR) were initiated by a group of plant ecologists and gradually expanded into a comprehensive project covering various aspects of biology, soil science, and silviculture. The project was integrated as part of the Forest Ecosystem Team under the BIO-COSMOS Program funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. As the coordinators of the Forest Ecosystem Team, we are pleased that reports of the long-term studies carried out in the OFR are being published in this first volume on Japanese ecosystems in the Ecological Studies series. Scientists and researchers have made numerous contributions to the field of forest ecology during more than 10 years of studies in the OFR. Two reasons can be cited for the success of the project: scientists from various disciplines concen- trated on a single target forest ecosystem, and the research continued over a rela- tively long term. It is now recognized that ecological processes include compli- cated mechanisms supported by interactions among organisms and large temporal variations. The researchers in the OFR project were motivated by their interest in the history of ecosystems and the interactions of diverse creatures in the forest.

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Part 1: Introduction 1 Studies on the coexistence of tree species in forest communities (NAKASHIZUKA, T. and TANAKA, H.); Part 2: What is Ogawa Forest Reserve? 2 Climate in Ogawa Forest Reserve (MIZOGUCHI, Y., MORISAWA, T., and OHTANI, Y.) 3 Landforms and soil characteristics in Ogawa Forest Reserve (YOSHINAGA, S., TAKAHASHI, M., and AIZAWA, S.) 4 Fore vegetation in and around Ogawa Forest Reserve regarding human impacts (SUZUKI, W.) 5 Ground design of the research site (TANAKA, H. and NAKASHIZUKA, T.) Part 3: Tree community structure and dynamics 6 Structure and dynamics (MASAK) Disturbance regime (NAKASHIZUKA, T.) 8 Effect of soil condit on distribution and growth of trees (MASAKI, T., MATSUURA, Y., and TAKAHASHI, M.) Part 4: Tree demography 9 Reproductive traits of trees in OFR (SHIBATA, M. and TANAKA, H.) 10 Seed dispersal (TANAKA, H. and KOMINAMI, Y.) 11 Seed dynamics (MASAKI, T.) 12 Seedling/sapling banks and their responses to forest disturbance (ABE, S.) 13 Tree demography through the whole life cycle (NIIYAMA, K. and ABE, S.) 14 Individual ba model of forest dynamics (KUBO, T.) Part 5: Eco-physiologi studies on tree growth 15 Differential analyses of effects of light environment on development of deciduous trees: Basic studies for tree growth modelling (TERASHIMA, I., K., SONE, K., NOGUCHI, K., ISHIDA, A., UEMURA, A., and MATSUMOTO, Y.) 16 Gas exchange characteristics of main tree species in Ogawa Forest Reserve (MATSUMOTO, Y. and MARUYAMA, Y.) 17 The habitat-related responses to water stress and flooding in deciduous tree species (PARK, Y. and MORIKAWA, Y.) 18 Micro-environment and growth in gaps (ISHIZUKA, M., OCHIAI, Y., and UTSUGI, H.) Part 6: Genetic studies of tree populations 19 Demographic genetics of Fagus crenata population in Ogawa Forest Reserve (KITAMURA, K. and KAWANO, S.) 20 Gene flow analysis of Magnolia obovata Thunb. using highly variable microsatellite markers (ISAGI, Y. and KANAZASHI, T.) Part 7: Interaction between plants and other organisms 21 Dynamics of ectomycorrhizas and actinorhizal associations (OKABE) Interaction between seeds of family Fagaceae and their seed predators (UEDA, A.) Part 8: Conclusion 23 General conclusi Forest community ecology and its application (NAKASHIZUKA, T., ISHIZUKA, M., and OHKOCHI, I.)