JAPANESE JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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Article type: Cover
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages Cover1-
Published: March 30, 1985
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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages Cover2-
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Article type: Appendix
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages App1-
Published: March 30, 1985
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CARBON-CYCLING CHANGES DURING REGENERATION OF A DECIDUOUS BROADLEAF FOREST AFTER CLEAR-CUTTING : I. CHANGES IN ORGANIC MATTER AND CARBON STORAGE

Hideyuki KAWAGUCHI, Kyoji YODA

Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 551-563
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_551

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Plant biomass, litter accumulation, and soil carbon storage were measured in four different-aged deciduous broadleaf forests (P1-P4) that had been clear-cut and in a mature forest (P5). Plant biomass increased as forest age increased, and leaf and fine-root biomass were almost constant. Accumulation of dead plant parts decreased at first and then gradually increased. Recovery of fine-litter accumulation was observed at an early stage of regeneration. Carbon accumulation in the soil decreased remarkably in the first 40 years and then gradually increased. Total carbon accumulation was 202 tC/ha in P1 (12 years old), 180 tC/ha in P2 (45 years old), and 323 tC/ha in P5 (mature). The forest ecosystem changed from a CO₂ source to a CO₂ sink, relative to the atmosphere, fairly early in the regeneration.

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DIFFERENCES IN SOIL CONDITION OF ALDER AND NEIGHBORING ELM STANDS IN A SMALL TRIBUTARY BASIN

Hiroko FUJITA, Takao KIKUCHI

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 565-573
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_565

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The soil condition of several types of Alnus japonica stands, and neighboring Ulmus davidiana var. japonica stands were studied in a small tributary basin in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The soil type of the study area varied from anaerobic peat soil in poorly drained areas on back swamps to aerobic alluvial soil in well drained areas. Differences in soil properties among the stands were clear in the top soils. Anaerobic soils with high clay and high organic matter contents and high CEC value were occupied by A.japonica-Polygonum thunbergii stands. A. japonica-Ilex crenatd var. paludosa stand on peat soil showed also high values for these properties. A. japonica-Filipendula kamtschatica stands and U. davidiana var, japonica stands were characterized by well drained soil which was low in organic content and contained much coarse sand. These stands were similar in such properties, but soils of A. japonica-Filipendula kamtschatica stands were lower in degree of base saturations, more acidic and more anaerobic than those of U.davidiana var. japonica stands.

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MIRES OF JAPAN IN RELATION TO MIRE ZONES : VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AND WATER CHEMISTRY

Leslaw WOLEJKO, Koji ITO

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 575-586
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_575

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Peculiarities of Japanese mires are discussed on the ground of volcanic activity and chemical properties of river waters and volcanic ash. A type of mire resembling to the "Hochmoor" developed on tephras is pointed out, and a new concept, "a tephratrophic mire" is proposed by the authors. This kind of mire is defined as a renewed, or renewing mire under the influence of tephras. This new proposal is to stress that classification of wetland vegetations should be based on water chemistry and hydrology rather than morphological features. From this point of view, mires in Hokkaido are distinguished as follows : (1) the bog and fen part of the tephratrophic mixed mire, (2) the mountain tephratrophic fen, (3) several types of lowland fens, and (4) fen swamp (alder swamp). Furthermore, the authors separate 5 mire zones vertically and horizontally in Japan by mire types and presence or absence of peat : (1) the zone of mountain bog of Hokkaido, (2) the zone of raised bog of Hokkaido, (3) the zone of mountain bog and unplad raised bog of northern Honshu, (4) the transitional zone, and (5) the zone of peatless mires of southern Japan.

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BIONOMIC COMPARISON OF TWO POPULATIONS OF A EUSOCIAL HALICTINE BEE, LASIOGLOSSUM DUPLEX, IN NORTHERN JAPAN : 1) Bionomics of the eusocial halictine bee Lasioglossum duplex VIII.

Katsuo GOUKON, ShoichiF. SAKAGAMI, Yasuo MAETA

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 587-600
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_587

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The bionomics of a eusocial halictine bee Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) duplex (DALLA TORRE) was compared between two populations in northern Japan, those of Sapporo and Sendai. Although a slight phenological shift was observed, the life cycle pattern did not differ between the two populations, both of which consists of six phases involving two brood rearing periods, a spring solitary phase and a summer eusocial phase. Among other similarities, the rarity of spring semisociality and of nest reuse may be regarded as important species-specific characters. As for the differences between the two populations, (1) frequent preparation of multiple cell clusters in summer, (2) larger body size in both the queen and the workers, and (3) a smaller caste-linked size difference were noteworthy in Sendai. It is difficult to explain (1) by (3), because the social structure of summer colonies is similar in both populations, but the possibility that a social factor plays a role in (1) can not be precluded. Further comparisons of more remote populations of this and other halictine species are needed.

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SOIL MACRO-ANIMALS ON A SLOPE IN A DECIDUOUS BROADLEAVED FOREST : III. INDIRECT EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF EARTHWORMS ON THE DIFFERENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE A_0-LAYER OBSERVED BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND BOTTOM PARTS

Jiro TSUKAMOTO

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 601-607
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_601

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From species composition, it appeared that the majority of earthworms occurring in the mineral soil deeper than 10 cm and 20 cm in the ridge and bottom plots, respectively did not feed on surface litter. Based on this finding, biomass of "potential" litter-feeding earthworms was estimated and was found to differ only marginally between the two plots on the studied slope. Judging from the carbon content of earthworm faeces, earthworms in the A₀-layer were considered to feed exclusively on A₀-layer material. Biomass of these "actual" litter-feeding earthworms was greater in the ridge plot than in the bottem plot. Even when the biomasses of earthworms in the topsoil (0-10cm) and "actual" litterfeeding earthworms were summed, it was still somewhat larger in the ridge plot than in the bottom plot. The "mull-type" humus in the bottom plot and the "mor-type" hunus in the ridge plot indicated the relatively faster consumption of surface litter by soil organisms in the bottom plot. The estimated biomasses of both "potential" and "actual" litter-feeding earthworms were negative to a great contribution of earthworms to this differential consumption of surface litter and thus to the differential development of the A₀-layer observed between the two plots.

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CHANGE OF THE VEGETATION AFTER PINE DAMAGE IN MIYAJIMA ISLAND, HIROSHIMA

Gentaro TOYOHARA, Toshinori OKUDA, Akio FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki NISHIURA

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 609-619
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_609

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Phytosociological vegetation mapping was conducted in 1974 and 1980 to study the successional change of community types after pine damage in and around the Natural Botanical Garden of Hiroshima University on Miyajima Island. Change of the occupying area of each community was mainly due to disturbance by selective cutting and transportation of dead pine trees. The most distinctive increase of the area was observed in the community type at an early successional stage, Typcal variant of Symploco-Pinetum densiflorae myrsinetosum seguinii, which showed a 10.2% increase during the six year period. The most declined community, which showed a 12.4% decrease at a rather late successional stage, was Neolitsea aciculata variant. The transition among the community types commonly occurred as follows : from Rhododendron kaempferi variant to Typical variant, from Neolitsea aciculata variant to Rhododendron-Neolitsea transitional community and finally to Typical variant. This finding implies that the change of the vegetation was caused by a retrogressive succession rather than by a progressive one. Change of the vegetation in 1974-1980 in relation to the microtopography was also discussed.

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STUDIES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE TOAD, BUFO JAPONICUS JAPONICUS : IX. MALE BEHAVIORS DURING BREEDING SEASON

Ryonosuke OKUNO

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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 621-630
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_621

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The reproductive behavior of the male Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus japonicus, was observed at several ponds in Kanazawa prefecture, central Japan. In the two ponds where males outnumbered females by six to one, 88% of the male toads stayed on the land around the pond, waiting and searching for females. On the other hand, in another pond, where males and females were nearly equal in numbers, 44% of the males waited and searched for females in the pond. The males' waiting position on land was located on a line between their place of residence and the pond. Males stayed longer in the breeding pond (5 to 6 days) than females (1 to 2 days). The maximum record of breeding times was 7 times in 8 seasons for a male, and 4 times in 6 seasons for a female.

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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 631-
Published: March 30, 1985
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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 631-633
Published: March 30, 1985
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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 633-634
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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 634-636
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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 636-638
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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 638-639
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Article type: Article
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 639-641
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Article type: Appendix
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 643-644
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Article type: Appendix
1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages App2-
Published: March 30, 1985
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1985 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages Cover3-
Published: March 30, 1985
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.18960/seitai.35.5_Cover3

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