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Conservation of Faunal Diversity in Forested Landscapes pp 235–252Cite as

The impact of forestry on ungulates in Japan

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Part of the book series: Conservation Biology ((COBI,volume 6))

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The demand for timber production during and after World War II caused large-scale devastation of forests in Japan. After the war, various policies were implemented for recovering the ruined stands and for promoting wood production. The policy on forestry since World War II has been seriously criticized from the viewpoint of nature conservation because it caused conversion of natural forests to artificial plantations, producing large-scale monocultural stands, overharvest of forests by sophisticated techniques, introductions of chemical materials such as fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide, mechanization such as the use of chainsaws, lift-cable systems for timber transportation and motor-powered bushcutters, and construction of large-scale road systems including multipurpose alpine timber roads for tourism.

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  1. Naoki Maruyama
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  1. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station, University of Massachusetts, 01003-4210, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard M. DeGraaf

  2. Pioneer Geographic Designs, PO Box 805, 01060, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

    Ronald I. Miller (Senior Associate) (Senior Associate)

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Maruyama, N., Tokida, K. (1996). The impact of forestry on ungulates in Japan. In: DeGraaf, R.M., Miller, R.I. (eds) Conservation of Faunal Diversity in Forested Landscapes. Conservation Biology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1521-3_8

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