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Open AccessContribution of tree community structure to forest productivity across a thermal gradient in eastern Asia
Despite their fundamental importance the links between forest productivity, diversity and climate remain contentious. We consider whether variation in productivity across climates reflects adjustment among tre...
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Open AccessDiversification of terpenoid emissions proposes a geographic structure based on climate and pathogen composition in Japanese cedar
Biogenic volatile organic compounds emitted from plants are important constituents of atmospheric chemistry and play a major role in the resistance of plants against various environmental stresses. However, li...
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Root climbers may alter invertebrate communities on tree trunks: an indirect effect of lianas
Root climbers are a group of lianas which typically climb the host tree using adhesive roots and do not compete with the host for light. They are relatively more abundant in high-latitude forests and were rece...
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Correction to: contrasting effects of urbanization on arboreal and ground-dwelling land snails: role of trophic interactions and habitat fragmentation
The original version of the article unfortunately contained mistakes in the legends of Fig. 3. The legends (1) Blue square: Euhadra brandtii sapporo, ground is changed to Blue square: Euhadra brandtii sapporo, ca...
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Contrasting effects of urbanization on arboreal and ground-dwelling land snails: role of trophic interactions and habitat fragmentation
Urbanization generally reduces wildlife populations. Individual species responses, however, are often highly variable, and such variability can be explained by differences in species ecological traits. To exam...
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Geographical variation in Japanese cedar shapes soil nutrient dynamics and invertebrate community
The aim of this study was to examine whether differences in the provenances of canopy tree species affect the community of soil invertebrates.
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The Effects of Differences in Vegetation on Calcium Dynamics in Headwater Streams
Although organisms can alter dynamics of elements in ecosystems via physiological results, the effects of tree species on ecosystem nutrient dynamics are highly uncertain. A four-fold variation in the calcium ...
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Genetic differentiation in the timing of budburst in Fagus crenata in relation to temperature and photoperiod
Climate change is expected to influence plant productivity particularly through changes in the timing of budburst. Nonetheless, knowledge about the intraspecific variation of the timing of budburst and its rel...
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How is light interception efficiency related to shoot structure in tall canopy species?
Coexistence of multiple species is a fundamental aspect of plant and forest ecology. Although spatial arrangement of leaves within crowns is an important determinant of light interception and productivity, sho...
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Open AccessEvidence of a reduction in cloud condensation nuclei activity of water-soluble aerosols caused by biogenic emissions in a cool-temperate forest
Biogenic organic aerosols can affect cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) properties, and subsequently impact climate change. Large uncertainties exist in how the difference in the types of terrestrial biogenic sou...
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Does large-scale N fertilization have time-delayed effects on insects community structure by changing oak quantity and quality?
The increased atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) may indirectly affect herbivorous insects by deposition-induced changes in host quantity and quality. To avoid the “lamp effect” that can occur in small-sca...
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Leaf flushing and shedding, bud and flower production, and stem elongation in tall birch trees subjected to increases in aboveground temperature
Tall birch trees allocate extra resource due to aboveground temperature elevation to bud and male flower production rather than to plant growth. Saplings increased only plant growth under warmi...
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Monitoring of the ground-dwelling beetle community and forest floor environment in 22 temperate forests across Japan
This data paper reports census data of ground-dwelling beetle and other fauna of the forest floor environment; collections were made from a network of 22 forest sites in Japan. To our knowledge, this represent...
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Life history traits predict insect species responses to large herbivore overabundance: a multitaxonomic approach
There is increasing concern over the ecological impact of markedly increasing numbers of large herbivores (hereafter large herbivore overabundance) on forest ecosystems. To predict the ecological consequences ...
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Responses of Soil, Heterotrophic, and Autotrophic Respiration to Experimental Open-Field Soil Warming in a Cool-Temperate Deciduous Forest
How global warming will affect soil respiration (R S) and its source components is poorly understood despite its importance for accurate prediction of global carbon (C) cycles. We examined...
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Changes in radial growth of earlywood in Quercus crispula between 1970 and 2004 reflect climate change
Earlywood width in Quercus crispula increased from 1970 to 2004 without changes of vessel anatomy and ring growth.
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Soil nitrogen pools and plant uptake at sub-zero soil temperature in a cool temperate forest soil: a field experiment using 15N labeling
Winter biogeochemical processes have received considerable attention. Biological processes (e.g., microbial respiration and plant photosynthesis) do not cease, even at sub-zero temperatures. However, our knowl...
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Spatial variation in leaf traits and herbivore community within the beech canopy between two different latitudes
To understand how the herbivore community on beech canopies varies between two different latitudes, we assessed leaf traits and herbivory by three major feeding types (chewing, mining, and galling) at differen...
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Instability on steep slopes mediates tree species co-existence in a warm–temperate mixed forest
We investigated the factors determining the distribution and dynamics of tree species in a warm–temperate mature mixed forest of evergreen coniferous and broad-leaved tree species in a steep mountainous area ...
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Evaluating Relationships Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions in Forests Using Forest Inventory and Allometry Data
Biodiversity loss may cause various changes in ecosystem functions of forests. This chapter presents methods and possibilities of evaluating biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in forest ecosystems u...
