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Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Ecological Research Monographs
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This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more
than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest
ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics
of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on the
Ooyamazawa riparian forest, one of the remaining old-growth forests
in Japan, has yielded a number of interesting outcomes. First, it
shows that large-scale disturbances afford various trees
opportunities for regeneration and are thus the driving force for
the coexistence of canopy trees in riparian forests. Second, it
identifies changes in reproductive patterns, highlighting that seed
production has in fact quantitatively increased over the past two
decades. Third, it describes the decline in forest floor vegetation
caused by deer grazing and reveals how this decline has affected
bird and insect populations. The book illustrates the
interconnectedness of phenomena within an ecosystem and the
resultant potential for cascade effects and also stresses the need
for long-term ecological studies of climate change impacts on
forests. It will be of interest to both professionals and academics
in the field of forest science.
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