Ecology of Riparian Forests in Japan

Contents Foreword F. NAKAMURA Preface Part 1: Introduction 1 Features of Riparian Forests in Japan H. SAKIO Part 2: Geography, disturbance regime and dynamics of sediments in riparian zone 2 Occurrence of hillslope processes affecting riparian vegetation in upstream watersheds of Japan T. TAMURA 3 Sediment dynamics and characteristics with respect to river disturbance S. YANAI Part 3: Riparian community 4 Vegetation-geographic evaluation of the syntaxonomic system of valley-bottom forests occurring in the cool-temperate zone of the Japanese Archipelago K. OHNO Part 4: Riparian forests in headwater stream 5 Coexistence mechanisms of three riparian species in the upper basin with respect to their life histories, ecophysiology, and disturbance regimes H. SAKIO, M. KUBO, K. SHIMANO and K. OHNO 6 Population dynamics and key stages in two Japanese riparian elements Y. KANEKO and T. TAKADA 7 Rodent seed hoarding and regeneration of Aesculus turbinata: patterns, processes and implications K. HOSHIZAKI 8 Longitudinal variation in disturbance regime and community structure of a riparian forest established on a small alluvial fan in warm-temperate southern Kyushu, Japan H. ITO and S. ITO Part 5: Riparian forests on wide alluvial fan 9 Structure and composition of riparian forests with reference to geomorphic conditions S. KIKUCHI 10 Mosaic structure of riparian forests on the riverbed and floodplain of a braided river: A case study in the Kamikouchi Valley of the Azusa River S. ISHIKAWA 11 Coexistence of Salix species in a seasonally flooded habitat K. NIIYAMA Part 6: Riparian forests in lowland regions 12 Process of willow community establishment and topographic change of riverbed in a warm-temperate region of Japan M. KAMADA 13 Growth and nutrient economy of riparian Salix gracilistyla A. SASAKI and T. NAKATSUBO 14 The expansion of woody shrub vegetation (Elaeagnus umbellata) along a regulated river channel M. KOHRI Part 7: Riparian forests in wetland 15 Distribution pattern