Abstract
We investigated the dead forms of canopy trees and regeneration process in Tadasu-No-Mori Forest in Kyoto city. The types of dead canopy trees had little effect on establishment of seedlings. The dominant species in canopy layer, Aphananthe aspera, Celtis sinensis, Zelkova serrata and Cinnamomum camphora seedlings were classified into the same group by TWINSPAN. This result suggested that this 4 species had the similar regeneration niche. A. aspera, Z. serrata and C. camphora seedlings had low densities. In contrast, Trachycarpus fortunei and Quercus glauca seedlings had very high densities in forest floor. This indicated that Q. glauca would be the dominant species in canopy layer in the future.
