Search Results - "Nakashizuka, Tohru"

Estimating possible bumblebee range shifts in response to climate and land cover changes by Suzuki-Ohno, Yukari, Yokoyama, Jun, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kawata, Masakado

“…Wild bee decline has been reported worldwide. Some bumblebee species ( Bombus spp.) have declined in Europe and North America, and their ranges have shrunk due…”
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Competitive asymmetry in a forest composed of a shade-tolerant species depends on gap formation by Yamakawa, Masahiro, Onoda, Yusuke, Kurokawa, Hiroko, Oguro, Michio, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Hikosaka, Kouki

“…•Competitive asymmetry was investigated in a shade-tolerant tree-dominated forest.•Competitive asymmetry varied dynamically across the forest.•Size-asymmetric…”
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Initial leaf litter traits affect soil microbial CO2 production: A laboratory experiment using the leaf litter of 41 temperate deciduous tree species by Ueda, Miki U., Kawabe, Mizuho, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kurokawa, Hiroko

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Deep learning increases the availability of organism photographs taken by citizens in citizen science programs by Suzuki-Ohno, Yukari, Westfechtel, Thomas, Yokoyama, Jun, Ohno, Kazunori, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kawata, Masakado, Okatani, Takayuki

“…Citizen science programs using organism photographs have become popular, but there are two problems related to photographs. One problem is the low quality of…”
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Variable effects of vegetation characteristics on a recreation service depending on natural and social environment by Aiba, Masahiro, Shibata, Rei, Oguro, Michio, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…In this study, we examined roles of three vegetation characteristics in provisioning of a recreation service by applying a machine-learning method to 4,708,229…”
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Utilization of photographs taken by citizens for estimating bumblebee distributions by Suzuki-Ohno, Yukari, Yokoyama, Jun, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kawata, Masakado

“…Citizen science is a powerful tool for collecting large volumes of observational data on various species. These data are used to estimate distributions using…”
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What makes decomposition faster under conspecific trees? The factors controlling the magnitude of home‐field advantage by Daumal, Maya Mischa, Oguro, Michio, Ueda, Miki U., Takayanagi, Sakino, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kurokawa, Hiroko

“…The ‘home‐field advantage (HFA)' for decomposition means that leaf litter decomposes faster on soils under the conspecific species (i.e. the home field) than…”
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Seasonal and long‐term patterns in litterfall in a Bornean tropical rainforest by Nakagawa, Michiko, Ushio, Masayuki, Kume, Tomonori, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…The spatiotemporal characteristics of litterfall reflect important functional processes in a forest ecosystem, yet seasonal and long‐term patterns in…”
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Impact of the spatial uncertainty of seed dispersal on tree colonization dynamics in a temperate forest by Masaki, Takashi, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Niiyama, Kaoru, Tanaka, Hiroshi, Iida, Shigeo, Bullock, James M., Naoe, Shoji

“…An aggregated distribution of dispersed seeds may influence the colonization process in tree communities via inflated spatial uncertainty. To evaluate this…”
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Plant characteristics drive ontogenetic changes in herbivory damage in a temperate forest by Kurokawa, Hiroko, Oguro, Michio, Takayanagi, Sakino, Aiba, Masahiro, Shibata, Rei, Mimura, Makiko, Yoshimaru, Hiroshi, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…Understanding ontogenetic differences in plant defenses and herbivory damage is crucial for obtaining a better understanding of plant life‐history strategies,…”
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Intraspecific variations in leaf traits, productivity and resource use efficiencies in the dominant species of subalpine evergreen coniferous and deciduous broad‐leaved forests along the altitudinal gradient by Hikosaka, Kouki, Kurokawa, Hiroko, Arai, Takahisa, Takayanagi, Sakino, Tanaka, Hiroshi O., Nagano, Soichiro, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Satake, Akiko

“…Many studies have reported intraspecific variations in leaf functional traits, but their contribution to plant performance and ecosystem function are poorly…”
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Leaf herbivory and decomposability in a Malaysian tropical rain forest by Kurokawa, Hiroko, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…There is accumulating evidence that similar suites of plant traits may affect leaf palatability and leaf litter decomposability. However, the possible…”
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Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services by Balvanera, Patricia, Pfisterer, Andrea B, Buchmann, Nina, He, Jing-Shen, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Raffaelli, David, Schmid, Bernhard

“…Concern is growing about the consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning, for the provision of ecosystem services, and for human well being…”
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Estimating bee distributions and their functional range to map important areas for protecting bee species and their functions by Suzuki-Ohno, Yukari, Ishihama, Fumiko, Yokoyama, Jun, Inoue, Maki N., Nakashizuka, Tohru, Kawata, Masakado

“…The decline of wild bee populations causes the decline of bee-pollinated plant populations through the deterioration of pollination services. Since high bee…”
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Phylogenetic clustering in beneficial attributes of tree species directly linked to provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services by Oka, Chihiro, Aiba, Masahiro, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…•Phylogenetic clustering was general in a wide range of beneficial attributes.•Phylogenetic signals were significant even in cultural benefits.•Some benefits…”
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Soil resource availability shapes community trait structure in a species‐rich dipterocarp forest by Katabuchi, Masatoshi, Kurokawa, Hiroko, Davies, Stuart J., Tan, Sylvester, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…1. Habitat filtering and limiting similarity have been proposed as two opposing forces structuring community memberships. Community assembly theory proposes…”
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Beech regeneration research: From ecological to silvicultural aspects by Wagner, Sven, Collet, Catherine, Madsen, Palle, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Nyland, Ralph D., Sagheb-Talebi, Khosro

“…This review describes key regeneration characteristics of the genus Fagus as represented by its four most prominent species: F. crenata ( F.c.), F. grandifolia…”
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Trait–abundance relationships in tree communities along temperature and successional gradients by Aiba, Masahiro, Kurokawa, Hiroko, Onoda, Yusuke, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Roxburgh, Stephen

“…Questions Functional traits of species, which are responsible for demographic characteristics, environmental preferences, and competitive abilities, may have…”
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Potential extinction debt due to habitat loss and fragmentation in subalpine moorland ecosystems by Makishima, Daichi, Sutou, Rui, Goto, Akihito, Kawai, Yutaka, Ishii, Naohiro, Taniguchi, Hayami, Uchida, Kei, Shimazaki, Masaya, Nakashizuka, Tohru, Suyama, Yoshihisa, Hikosaka, Kouki, Sasaki, Takehiro

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation would often induce delayed extinction, referred to as extinction debt. Understanding potential extinction debts would allow us…”
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The seasonal and scale-dependent associations between vegetation quality and hiking activities as a recreation service by Aiba, Masahiro, Shibata, Rei, Oguro, Michio, Nakashizuka, Tohru

“…Understanding how the ecological properties of a landscape yield ecosystem services is essential for sustainable management and sound decision-making. For…”
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