Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests

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 re...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sakio, Hitoshi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Ecological Research Monographs
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest: Introduction and Overview
  • Part II. Life History and Regeneration Processes of Riparian Woody Species.-Chapter 2. Fraxinus platypoda
  • Chapter 3. Pterocarya rhoifolia
  • Chapter 4. Cercidiphyllum japonicum
  • Chapter 5. Acer Tree Species
  • Part III. Diversity and Coexistence in Riparian Forests
  • Chapter 6. Diversity of Herbaceous Plants in the Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest
  • Chapter 7. Coexistence of Tree Canopy Species
  • Part IV. Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests
  • Chapter 8. Changes in Forest Floor Vegetation
  • Chapter 9. Temporal Changes in Browsing Damage by Sika Deer in a Natural Riparian Forest in Central Japan
  • Chapter 10. Characteristics and Temporal Trends of a Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Community in Ooyamazawa Riparian Forest
  • Chapter 11. Avifauna at Ooyamazawa: Decline of Birds that Forage in Bushy Understories
  • Part V. Conclusion
  • Chapter 12. General Conclusion.