naa a22 4500 51073717X CHVBK 20180411083014.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11284-012-0995-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11284-012-0995-8 Edge-related changes in tree communities in the understory of mesic temperate forest fragments of northern Japan [Elektronische Daten] [Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Tomimatsu, Yoshiko Oishi, Yasuo Konno] We have assessed the effects of habitat fragmentation on understory tree communities in mesic temperate forests of the Tokachi plain of northern Japan. Tree community composition was analyzed across 13 forest fragments of various sizes ranging from 0.30 to 8.51ha. The community composition varied along the edge-to-interior gradient: there was a lower abundance of shade-tolerant shrubs in forest edges than in forest interiors, while saplings of dominant canopy trees and pioneer trees were more abundant near the edges. The edge influence extended approximately 56m into the forest interiors. Even the interior area of small fragments were likely to be affected not only by the nearest edge but also by more distant edges. Consequently, most areas in fragments smaller than 2ha were covered by these "edge-type” communities. These results indicate that it is of primary importance to conserve and restore forests with an area at least larger than several hectares to sustain forest-interior tree communities. The Ecological Society of Japan, 2012 Edge effects nationallicence Depth of edge influence nationallicence Forest fragmentation nationallicence Floodplain forest nationallicence Tokachi plain nationallicence Suzuki Satoshi Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University, 8304 Minami-Minowa-mura, 399-4598, Nagano, Japan aut Tomimatsu Hiroshi Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 989-6711, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan aut Oishi Yoshiko Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 080-8555, Obihiro, Japan aut Konno Yasuo Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 080-8555, Obihiro, Japan aut Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/1(2013-01-01), 117-124 0912-3814 28:1<117 2013 28 11284 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-012-0995-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-012-0995-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suzuki Satoshi Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University, 8304 Minami-Minowa-mura, 399-4598, Nagano, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tomimatsu Hiroshi Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 989-6711, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oishi Yoshiko Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 080-8555, Obihiro, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Konno Yasuo Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 080-8555, Obihiro, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Ecological Research Springer Japan 28/1(2013-01-01), 117-124 0912-3814 28:1<117 2013 28 11284 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer