naa a22 4500 510762700 CHVBK 20180411083145.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11355-011-0185-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11355-011-0185-9 Twelve years of vegetation change in an artificial marsh after the transfer of plants and hydrological restoration [Elektronische Daten] [Takashi Nishimoto, Yoshio Hada] For 12years starting from 1991, we performed vegetation surveys every 2-3years at permanent plots located in an artificial marsh which was constructed in former rice paddies through sod transplantation from a natural marsh. Management of the artificial marsh was conducted to maintain the condition of the donor vegetation by removing unnecessary plants and ensuring a water supply of constant quality and quantity. However, the structure and floristic composition of the donor vegetation were destroyed during sod transplantation, and eutrophic water was supplied before the construction of a well in year 5. The transition of communities identified in the artificial marsh was monitored periodically at 34 fixed plots established threeyears after transplantation, with a further two plots added in year 7. Seasonal changes in surface water chemistry were also monitored. While the main communities of the artificial marsh resembled that of the donor marsh, two other communities were also identified at arid or muddy sites, where dominant plants had grown from seeds or propagules. After 12years, we identified three communities (with one community containing two subunits), the dominance of which changed among the plots over the years. The communities developed along two main gradients, dry to wet and secondary succession. The first gradient was characterized by species groups favoring dry conditions, while the second gradient was characterized by species groups favoring disturbed conditions. The original composition recorded for donor marsh plants was not established by year 12 after transplantation to the artificial marsh. The Author(s), 2011 DCA nationallicence Ecological gradient nationallicence Hydrology nationallicence Plant community nationallicence Sod transplantation nationallicence Floristic composition nationallicence Nishimoto Takashi Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center, 730 Taga, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, 709-0524, Okayama, Japan aut Hada Yoshio Department of Biosphere-Geosphere System Science, Faculty of Information, Okayama University of Science, 1-1-1 Ridai-cho, Kita-ku, 700-0005, Okayama, Japan aut Landscape and Ecological Engineering Springer Japan 9/1(2013-01-01), 131-142 1860-1871 9:1<131 2013 9 11355 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-011-0185-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-011-0185-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nishimoto Takashi Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center, 730 Taga, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, 709-0524, Okayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hada Yoshio Department of Biosphere-Geosphere System Science, Faculty of Information, Okayama University of Science, 1-1-1 Ridai-cho, Kita-ku, 700-0005, Okayama, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Landscape and Ecological Engineering Springer Japan 9/1(2013-01-01), 131-142 1860-1871 9:1<131 2013 9 11355 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer