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The ecology of a beech forest on Mt. Sanpoiwadake, Hakusan National Park, Japan II. The correlation of the subassociation within the Lindero membranaceae‐fagetum crenatae association and environmental parameters
Author(s) -
Hukusima Tukasa,
Kershaw Kennth Andrew
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ecological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1440-1703
pISSN - 0912-3814
DOI - 10.1007/bf02348578
Subject(s) - beech , national park , soil water , snow , environmental science , ecology , range (aeronautics) , spring (device) , forestry , snowmelt , precipitation , physical geography , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , soil science , geology , biology , mechanical engineering , materials science , geotechnical engineering , engineering , meteorology , composite material
Detailed examination of a sample plot covered by the Lindero membranaceae‐Fagetum crenatae association on Mt. Sanpoiwadake, Hakusan National Park, revealed a number of correlations between the distribution of subassociations and environmental factors. The subassociations on the south‐facing slopes receive deep snow cover in winter with rapid melting in the spring. They occur on porous, freely draining soils, typical of the general range of brown forest soils. Conversely, on the north‐eastern slopes there are widespread late‐snow patches which delay leaf development and expansion and which provide an abundant water supply well into early summer. Under these conditions, bleached soil horizons have developed with iron pan formation, resulting in poor soil drainage, strongly correlated with quite different plant communities.