TY - BOOK ID - 64905707 TI - Long-term ecosystem changes in riparian forests AU - Sakio, Hitoshi AU - Sakio, Hitoshi. PY - 2020 SN - 9811530092 9811530084 PB - Singapore Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Ecology . KW - Forestry. KW - Plant ecology. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Environment. KW - Ecology. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Environment, general. KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Ecology KW - Population biology KW - Botany KW - Phytoecology KW - Plants KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forestation KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Agriculture KW - Natural resources KW - Afforestation KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Floristic ecology KW - Ecologia forestal KW - Zones humides KW - Espais naturals KW - Aiguamolls KW - Pantans KW - Zones de ribera KW - Ecologia de les zones humides KW - Ecologia de boscos KW - Ecologia dels boscos KW - Ecosistema forestal KW - Ecosistemes dels boscos KW - Ecosistemes forestals KW - Ecologia vegetal KW - Ecologia de les selves pluvials KW - Ecologia de la capçada KW - Meteorologia forestal KW - Flora forestal KW - Forest ecology. KW - Riparian forests. KW - Forests and forestry KW - Riparian plants KW - Forest ecosystems KW - Plant Ecology KW - Environment, general KW - Riparian Ecology KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Changes in forest vegetation KW - Long-term ecological research KW - Life history of trees KW - Riparian forest KW - Natural disturbance KW - Masting behavior KW - Forest decline KW - Ecological science, the Biosphere KW - Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques KW - Botany & plant sciences KW - The environment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:64905707 AB - 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. . ER -