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Nation‐wide litter fall data from 21 forests of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project in Japan
Author(s) -
Suzuki Satoshi N.,
Ishihara Masae I.,
Nakamura Masahiro,
Abe Shin,
Hiura Tsutom,
Homma Kosuke,
Higa Motoki,
Hoshino Daisuke,
Hoshizaki Kazuhiko,
Ida Hideyuki,
Ishida Ken,
Kawanishi Motohiro,
Kobayashi Kazutaka,
Kuraji Koichiro,
Kuramoto Shigeo,
Masaki Takashi,
Niiyama Kaoru,
Noguchi Mahoko,
Nomiya Haruto,
Saito Satoshi,
Sakai Takeshi,
Sakimoto Michinori,
Sakio Hitoshi,
Sato Tamotsu,
Shibano Hirofumi,
Shibata Mitsue,
Suzuki Maki,
Takashima Atsushi,
Tanaka Hiroshi,
Takagi Masahiro,
Tashiro Naoaki,
Tokuchi Naoko,
Yoshida Toshiya,
Yoshida Yumiko
Publication year - 2012
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/s11284-012-0980-2
Subject(s) - litter , subarctic climate , subtropics , christian ministry , geography , ecology , environmental science , plant litter , forestry , environmental protection , physical geography , ecosystem , biology , archaeology , philosophy , theology
Abstract This data paper reports litter fall data collected in a network of 21 forest sites in Japan. This is the largest litter fall data set freely available in Japan to date. The network is a part of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project launched by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It covers subarctic to subtropical climate zones and the four major forest types in Japan. Twenty‐three permanent plots in which usually 25 litter traps were installed were established in old‐growth or secondary natural forests. Litter falls were collected monthly from 2004, and sorted into leaves, branches, reproductive structures and miscellaneous. The data provide seasonal patterns and inter‐annual dynamics of litter falls, and their geographical patterns, and offer good opportunities for meta‐analyses and comparative studies among forests.