Relations between Forest Management Methods and Ecological Features of the <I>SATOYAMA</I> Beech Forests in the Kamiseya and lkaga Districts, Kyoto

FUKAMACHI Katsue, OKU Hirokazu, SHIMOMURA Akio, KUMAGAI Yoichi, YOKOHARI Makoto

doi:10.5632/jila.62.687

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京都府上世屋・五十河地区における里山ブナ林の管理手法と生態的特性
キョウトフカミセヤイカガチクニオケルサトヤマブナリンノカンリシュホウトセイタイテキトクセイ

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the relations between ecological features, such as plant species composition, diversity and forest stand composition, and forest management types of the Satoyama beech forests which have been managed by local residents. We found three forest management method types, naturally regenerated, selective management and long rotation management in the Kamiseya and Ikaga districts, Kyoto, Japan. Comparing the ecological features in 8 study sites, it was clarified that there were distinctive ecological features according to forest management types. For example, plant species peculiar to natural beech forests tended to be in naturally regenerated Satoyama beech forests, although the tree species diversity of that type was low. A number of plant species tended to remain in Satoyama beech forests of selective management type. The range of diameter class distribution of long rotation management type was very narrow, and tree species which frequency were very low in all study sites tended to distribute in other two Satoyama beech forest types. We concluded that to conserve Satoyama beech forests of all types is to conserve ecologically and culturally diverse beech forests in this region.

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Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture

Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 62 (5), 687-692, 1999-03-30

Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture

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