Species composition and spatial distribution of broad-leaved trees which have invaded the coastal forest

Abstract

We examined the species composition, stand structure and distribution pattern of coastal forest which composed by broad-leaved tree species in Horikiri coast Atsumi peninsula, Aichi prefecture. The sites were classified into the four groups by TWINSPAN. And the groups changed from seaside to landside. For the distribution pattern of broad-leaved tree species, Euonymus japonicas, Pittosporum tobira and Ligustrum ovalifolium concentrated on seaside. On the other hand, Cinnamomum japonicum, Ilex integra, and Camellia japonica grew wide range. And the heights of trees which found tree-layer became higher as the landside.