Leaf-fall phenology along a topography-mediated environmental gradient in a cool–temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest in Japan |
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Authors: | Ryunosuke Tateno Takanobu Aikawa Hiroshi Takeda |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;(2) Present address: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 335 Takashima-cho, Marutamachi-dori, Kawaramachi nishi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0878, Japan |
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Abstract: | Leaf-fall phenology was studied in a cool–temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest in central Japan in relation to the topographic environmental gradients that occur along a short mountain slope. Leaf-fall phenology was described quantitatively using data from leaf litter collected along the slope. In autumn, leaf fall at the study site tended to occur slightly earlier on the upper slope than on the lower slope. This pattern was found at both the stand and the species levels. Our results suggest that leaf-fall phenology may be affected by difference in microclimatic conditions, because environmental conditions are thought to be more severe on the upper slope than on the lower slope. The less intensive methods used in this study, the litter trap method, and Dixon’s model succeeded in quantifying the phenological patterns of leaf fall within stands and within species along the short mountain slope. |
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Keywords: | Beech forest Topography Phenology Slope position Leaf abscission |
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