A Comparison of Regeneration Inside and Outside a Deer-proof Fence Built in a Gap Formed Because of Mass Mortality of Oak Trees

A Comparison of Regeneration Inside and Outside a Deer-proof Fence Built in a Gap Formed Because of Mass Mortality of Oak Trees

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Abstract

ナラ枯れ跡地の更新に対するニホンジカの影響を明らかにするため,京都市内のナラ枯れ跡ギャップ内に設置された防鹿柵と,その外のギャップ内とで更新状況を比較した。樹高1.3m 以上にまで成長していた更新木としては,防鹿柵内ではカラスザンショウ・アカメガシワ・アラカシ・ウワミズザクラなど14種が確認された。一方,柵外で1.3m 以上にまで成長していたのは,シカの不嗜好性樹種であるナンキンハゼおよびクロバイのみであった。また,樹高1.3m 未満の下層木については,防鹿柵内では,ニガイチゴ・イヌシデなど34種が更新していた。柵外では7種が確認されたが,樹高10cm を超えるものはなかった。ただし,柵外でもヒサカキなどの新規の実生は認められた。これらの結果から,シカの採食圧下にあるナラ枯れ跡では,特定の少数の樹種のみが更新する場合があることが示唆された。

English Abstract

Conditions of regeneration in gaps formed because of mass mortality of oak trees were compared inside and outside a deer-proof fence to clarify how sika deer (Cervus nippon) affect the regeneration. Fourteen species, including Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Mallotus japonicus, Quercus glauca, and Padus graya , regenerated and reached a height of ≥1.3 m inside the fence. Conversely, only two species-Triadica sebifera and Symplocos prunifolia-that were little consumed by deer regenerated to a height of ≥1.3 m outside the fence. Among the saplings that grew to heights of <1.3 m, 34 species, including Rubus microphyllus and Carpinus tschonoskii, were found inside the fence, whereas seven species were found outside; all saplings outside the fence were <10 cm tall. New seedlings and sprouts were also found outside the fence. These results suggested that only a small number of specific species might regenerate under the pressure of deer foraging after the mass mortality of oak trees.

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Article Information

Title (non-english): ナラ枯れ跡ギャップに設置された防鹿柵内外での更新状況の比較
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2017
Study Design: CI
Authors: Hiroki Itô
Journal: Journal of the Japanese Forest Society
Volume: 99
Issue: 4
Pages: 172-175
City/state or province/country: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto prefecture, Japan