naa a22 4500 510762603 CHVBK 20180411083144.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11355-012-0187-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11355-012-0187-2 Analysis of topography and vegetation distribution using a digital elevation model: case study of a snowy mountain basin in northeastern Japan [Elektronische Daten] [Toshiya Matsuura, Wajiro Suzuki] This study examines the relations between the local variations in vegetation and topography using logistic regression (LR) and GIS in a snowy basin in the Ohu Mountains of northeastern Japan. The spatial distribution of seven vegetation classes interpreted from aerial photographs—(a) large-sparse crown beech forest, (b) middle-dense crown beech forest, (c) dwarf beech scrub, (d) dwarf bamboo thicket, (e) Japanese white pine forest, (f) snow-avalanche scrub or meadow, and (g) riparian forest—was analyzed with terrain parameters derived from a 10m digital elevation model (10m DEM) and parameters of landslide distribution and surface geology. While large-sparse crown beech forests dominate the slopes, smaller crown beech forests or scrubs are often found on the west-facing (i.e., windward side) upper parts of slopes and crests. On the contrary, snow-avalanche scrubs or meadows are found on the leeward side of steep slopes and concave plan curvatures. Dwarf bamboo thickets are often found on east-facing (i.e., leeward side) gently sloping crests, where the snow remains until summer. Japanese white pine forests respond positively to sharp ridges, whereas riparian forests show a positive response to the gently sloping lower parts of slopes and bottomlands at low elevation. The heterogeneous vegetation distribution in the basin indicates differences in site conditions (e.g., soil-water conditions), and the existence of various disturbance regimes induced by the strong winter monsoon with heavy snowfall, snow movements (e.g., avalanches), and temporal differences in snowmelt on different topographies. The estimated vegetation maps could be used for forest management and restoration. International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering and Springer, 2012 Vegetation mapping nationallicence Terrain analysis nationallicence Logistic regression nationallicence GIS nationallicence Ohu Mountains nationallicence Matsuura Toshiya Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, 305-8687, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut Suzuki Wajiro Tadami Beech and River Museum, 2590 Machishita, 968-0421, Tadami, Tadami-machi, Fukushima, Japan aut Landscape and Ecological Engineering Springer Japan 9/1(2013-01-01), 143-155 1860-1871 9:1<143 2013 9 11355 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-012-0187-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-012-0187-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Matsuura Toshiya Department of Forest Management, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, 305-8687, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suzuki Wajiro Tadami Beech and River Museum, 2590 Machishita, 968-0421, Tadami, Tadami-machi, Fukushima, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Landscape and Ecological Engineering Springer Japan 9/1(2013-01-01), 143-155 1860-1871 9:1<143 2013 9 11355 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer