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Bark Stripping by Deer Disturbs Regeneration in a Larix–Abies Subalpine Forest
Deer can slow the natural succession of forests from light-demanding to shade-tolerant species or even keep forests in an early successional stage. This study examined the effects of bark stripping by deer (Cervus nippon) on the stand dynamics in a Larix kaempferi–Abies veitchii subalpine forest in central Japan. Bark stripping by C. nippon was concentrated on smaller A. veitchii individuals, and the number of stems with stripped bark increased over the study period (2007–2019). Unlike other tree species in the study plot, the main mortality factor of A. veitchii was bark stripping. In addition, the mortality factors of A. veitchii clearly differed among tree sizes: smaller A. veitchii trees (diameter at breast height ≤ 15 cm) died owing mainly to bark stripping, whereas larger individuals died owing mainly to uprooting, snapping, and standing dead trees. At this forest site, bark-stripping deer preferred the late-successional species (A. veitchii) to the early-successional species (L. kaempferi), and consequently, the progress of succession was disturbed.
Bark Stripping by Deer Disturbs Regeneration in a Larix–Abies Subalpine Forest
Deer can slow the natural succession of forests from light-demanding to shade-tolerant species or even keep forests in an early successional stage. This study examined the effects of bark stripping by deer (Cervus nippon) on the stand dynamics in a Larix kaempferi–Abies veitchii subalpine forest in central Japan. Bark stripping by C. nippon was concentrated on smaller A. veitchii individuals, and the number of stems with stripped bark increased over the study period (2007–2019). Unlike other tree species in the study plot, the main mortality factor of A. veitchii was bark stripping. In addition, the mortality factors of A. veitchii clearly differed among tree sizes: smaller A. veitchii trees (diameter at breast height ≤ 15 cm) died owing mainly to bark stripping, whereas larger individuals died owing mainly to uprooting, snapping, and standing dead trees. At this forest site, bark-stripping deer preferred the late-successional species (A. veitchii) to the early-successional species (L. kaempferi), and consequently, the progress of succession was disturbed.
Bark Stripping by Deer Disturbs Regeneration in a Larix–Abies Subalpine Forest
Takuo Nagaike (author)
2023
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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debarking , Mt. Fuji , mortality , regeneration , sika deer , Plant ecology , QK900-989
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