A REVIEW OF VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF JAPANESE FORESTS

ALNETEA JAPONICAE MIYAWAKI, FUJIWARA ET MOCHIZUKI 1977; 2018 EDITION

Abstract

A comprehensive phytosociological hierarchy of Japanese forest vegetation has not been published for 24 years since Miyawaki, Okuda & Fujiwara (1994). In this report, we reorganized the phytosociological hierarchy of Alnetea japonicae Miyawaki, Fujiwara et Mochizuki 1977 on the basis of the accumulated scientific articles and phytosociological nomenclature. Several vegetation units were integrated based on the characteristic species combination and the distribution range. We confirmed 1 order, 1 alliance, and 6 associations in Alnetea japonicae on the Japanese archipelago and described the synonyms and the differences from the conventional system of vegetation classification.