Ecology of riparian forests in Japan : disturbance, life history and regeneration / H. Sakio, T. Tamura, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sakio, H. (Hitoshi)

Tamura, Toshikazu, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Riparian forests--Japan.

Riparian forests.

Forest ecology--Japan.

Forest ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : Springer, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Riparian forests along streams and rivers are diverse in species, structure, and regeneration processes, and have important ecological functions in maintaining landscape and biodiversity. This book discusses riparian forests from subpolar to warm-temperate zones, covering headwater streams, braided rivers on alluvial fans, and low-gradient meandering rivers. It presents the dynamics and mechanisms that govern the coexistence of riparian tree species, tree demography, the response to water stress of trees, and the conservation of endangered species, and focuses on natural disturbances, life-history strategies, and the ecophysiology of trees. Because many riparian landscapes have been degraded and are disappearing at an alarming rate, the regeneration of the remaining riparian ecosystems is urgent. With contributions by more than 20 experts in diverse fields, this book offers useful information for the conservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of riparian ecosystems that remain in world streams and rivers.

Contents:

Features of riparian forests in Japan

Geography, disturbance regime and dynamics of sediments in riparian zone

Occurrence of hillslope processes affecting riparian vegetation in upstream watersheds of Japan

Sediment dynamics and characteristics with respect to river disturbance

Riparian community

Vegetation-geographic evaluation of the syntaxonomic system of valley-bottom forests occurring in the cooltemperate zone of the Japanese Archipelago

Riparian forests in headwater stream

Coexistence mechanisms of three riparian species in the upper basin with respect to their life histories, ecophysiology, and disturbance regimes

Population dynamics and key stages in two Japanese riparian elements

Rodent seed hoarding and regeneration of Aesculus turbinata: patterns, processes and implications

Longitudinal variation in disturbance regime and community structure of a riparian forest established on a small alluvial fan in warm-temperate southern Kyushu, Japan

Riparian forests on wide alluvial fan

Structure and composition of riparian forests with reference to geomorphic conditions

Mosaic structure of riparian forests on the riverbed and floodplain of a braided river: A case study in the Kamikouchi Valley of the Azusa River

Coexistence of Salix species in a seasonally flooded habitat

Riparian forests in lowland regions

Process of willow community establishment and topographic change of riverbed in a warm-temperate region of Japan

Growth and nutrient economy of riparian Salix gracilistyla

The expansion of woody shrub vegetation (Elaeagnus umbellata) along a regulated river channel

Riparian forests in wetland

Distribution pattern and regeneration of swamp forest species with respect to site conditions

Flooding adaptations of wetland trees

Species diversity of riparian forests

Diversity of tree species in mountain riparian forest in relation to disturbance-mediated microtopography

Diversity of forest floor vegegation with landform type

Endangered species and its conservation

Ecology and conservation of an endangered willow, Salix hukaoana

Strategy for the reallocation of plantations to semi-natural forest for the conservation of endangered riparian tree species

Conclusion

General conclusions concerning riparian forest ecology and conservation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-95127-7

9786611951276

4-431-76737-1

OCLC:

311495517