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oapen-20.500.12657-395752020-06-16T00:43:59Z Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests Sakio, Hitoshi Ecology Forestry Plant Ecology Ecosystems Environment, general Riparian Ecology Environmental Sciences Changes in forest vegetation Long-term ecological research Life history of trees Riparian forest Natural disturbance Masting behavior Forest decline Ecological science, the Biosphere Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques Botany & plant sciences The environment bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TV Agriculture & farming::TVR Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany & plant sciences::PSTS Plant ecology bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on the Ooyamazawa riparian forest, one of the remaining old-growth forests in Japan, has yielded a number of interesting outcomes. First, it shows that large-scale disturbances afford various trees opportunities for regeneration and are thus the driving force for the coexistence of canopy trees in riparian forests. Second, it identifies changes in reproductive patterns, highlighting that seed production has in fact quantitatively increased over the past two decades. Third, it describes the decline in forest floor vegetation caused by deer grazing and reveals how this decline has affected bird and insect populations. The book illustrates the interconnectedness of phenomena within an ecosystem and the resultant potential for cascade effects and also stresses the need for long-term ecological studies of climate change impacts on forests. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics in the field of forest science. 2020-06-15T15:09:00Z 2020-06-15T15:09:00Z 2020 book ONIX_20200615_9789811530098_48 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/39575 eng Ecological Research Monographs application/pdf n/a 2020_Book_Long-TermEcosystemChangesInRip.pdf https://www.springer.com/9789811530098 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8 10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 Springer 234 Singapore open access
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This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on the Ooyamazawa riparian forest, one of the remaining old-growth forests in Japan, has yielded a number of interesting outcomes. First, it shows that large-scale disturbances afford various trees opportunities for regeneration and are thus the driving force for the coexistence of canopy trees in riparian forests. Second, it identifies changes in reproductive patterns, highlighting that seed production has in fact quantitatively increased over the past two decades. Third, it describes the decline in forest floor vegetation caused by deer grazing and reveals how this decline has affected bird and insect populations. The book illustrates the interconnectedness of phenomena within an ecosystem and the resultant potential for cascade effects and also stresses the need for long-term ecological studies of climate change impacts on forests. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics in the field of forest science.
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