大室山のイヌブナ林 : 富士山の森林植生第II報

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Fagus japonica, an endemic species, is found between the lower part of the Japanese beech forest-zone and the upper part of the warm-temperate forest-zone in Japan. At the present time, the pure stand of this beech forest vegetation is rather rarely found in Japan. Fortunately a pure stand has been preserved in 1.5ha. (1180m alt.) on Mt. Ohmuro, one of the parasitic valcanoes, situated on the northern foot of Mt. Fuji. The present synecological study of the Fagus japonica forest was made on Mt. Ohmuro, and one belt-transect A (50×10) m^2 was set in the forest area. The belt-transect is represented by the Fagus japonica-Lindera umbellata sociation, giving the composition of the under layer as shown in Fig. 1-3 and Tables 1-3. It may be a semi-natural forest, for the under layer was disturbed by timber transportation from the higher altitudes. It is noticeable that Fagus japonica of this belt-transect is characterized by its bush-like form composed of many adventitious branches growing from the lower part of the decayed trunks. Among seven trees, the maximum number of the adventitious branches amounts to 20.
日本生態学会の論文
1965-08-01