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Nation-wide litter fall data from 21 forests of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project in Japan

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Abstract

This data paper reports litter fall data collected in a network of 21 forest sites in Japan. This is the largest litter fall data set freely available in Japan to date. The network is a part of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project launched by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It covers subarctic to subtropical climate zones and the four major forest types in Japan. Twenty-three permanent plots in which usually 25 litter traps were installed were established in old-growth or secondary natural forests. Litter falls were collected monthly from 2004, and sorted into leaves, branches, reproductive structures and miscellaneous. The data provide seasonal patterns and inter-annual dynamics of litter falls, and their geographical patterns, and offer good opportunities for meta-analyses and comparative studies among forests.

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  1. Satoshi N. Suzuki

    Present address: Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University, 8304 Minami-Minowa, Kamiina, Nagano, 399-4598, Japan

  2. Masae I. Ishihara

    Present address: Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan

  3. Masahiro Nakamura

    Present address: Nakagawa Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Horokanai, Japan

  4. Shigeo Kuramoto

    Present address: Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Sapporo, Japan

  5. Kaoru Niiyama & Mahoko Noguchi

    Present address: Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Morioka, Japan

  6. Takeshi Sakai

    Present address: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan

  7. Hirofumi Shibano

    Present address: The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Furano, Japan

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Network Center of the Forest and Grassland Survey, Monitoring Sites 1000 Project, Japan Wildlife Research Center, Tomakomai, Japan

    Satoshi N. Suzuki, Masae I. Ishihara & Masahiro Nakamura

  2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan

    Shin Abe, Motoki Higa, Takashi Masaki, Kaoru Niiyama, Satoshi Saito, Tamotsu Sato, Mitsue Shibata & Hiroshi Tanaka

  3. Tomakomai Research Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Tomakomai, Japan

    Tsutom Hiura

  4. Field Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, Sado, Japan

    Kosuke Homma & Hitoshi Sakio

  5. Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Morioka, Japan

    Daisuke Hoshino

  6. Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan

    Kazuhiko Hoshizaki

  7. Institute of Nature Education in Shiga Heights, Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Yamanouchi, Japan

    Hideyuki Ida

  8. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Ken Ishida

  9. Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

    Motohiro Kawanishi

  10. Botanical Gardens, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Kazutaka Kobayashi

  11. Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Seto, Japan

    Koichiro Kuraji & Hirofumi Shibano

  12. Shikoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kochi, Japan

    Shigeo Kuramoto, Mahoko Noguchi & Takeshi Sakai

  13. Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kumamoto, Japan

    Haruto Nomiya

  14. Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Michinori Sakimoto & Naoko Tokuchi

  15. The University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The Tokyo University, Chichibu, Japan

    Maki Suzuki & Yumiko Yoshida

  16. Yona Field, Subtropical Field Science Center, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Kunigami, Japan

    Atsushi Takashima

  17. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

    Masahiro Takagi

  18. Ashoro Research Forest, Kyushu University, Ashoro, Japan

    Naoaki Tashiro

  19. Uryu Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Horokanai, Japan

    Toshiya Yoshida

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  1. Satoshi N. Suzuki
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Correspondence to Satoshi N. Suzuki.

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The complete data set for this abstract published in the Data Paper section of the journal is available in electronic format in Ecological Research Data Paper Archives at http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER_DataPapers/archives/2012/ERDP-2012-04.

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Suzuki, S.N., Ishihara, M.I., Nakamura, M. et al. Nation-wide litter fall data from 21 forests of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project in Japan. Ecol Res 27, 989–990 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-012-0980-2

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