Abstract
Any riparian forest stands on landforms which are formed, maintained and altered by fluvial processes. Activity of fluvial processes is therefore the matter of principal concern in the study of riparian vegetation. Fluvial processes in the broad sense (Leopold et al. 1964) include both stream action, that is fluvial processes in the narrow sense, and mass-movements, that is customarily classified as hillslope processes (Carson & Kirkby 1972). Although relatively frequent events of flood provide fluvial sediments, mass-movements which occur less frequently bring about alteration of landforms and substrata of not only valley sides but also valley bottoms in upstream watersheds.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Carson MA, Kirkby MJ (1972) Hillslope form and process Cambridge Univ Press, 475p
Furuichi T (1995) Swale and soft deposits suggesting scouring and infilling of hollows in the Tomiya Hills, Sendai. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 16: 300 (abstract in Japanese)
Furuta T, Goto K, Tamura T (2007) Infiltration-runoff processes through soil horizons in a forest-covered valley-head. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 59: 123–139 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Geertsema M, Pojar JJ (2007) Influence of landslides on biophyscal diversity: A perspective from British Columbia. Geomorphology 89: 55–69
Higashi S (1979) Recognition of changing groundsurface indicated by characteristic vegetation (Chihyo hendo-ron). Hokkaido Univ Press, 280p (in Japanese)
Ito A, Yoshiki T (2004) History of the regolith slides in a small valley of the Tomiya Hills, northeastern Japan. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 25: 359–369 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Kaizuka S (1980) Late Cenozoic palaeogeography of Japan. GeoJournal 4: 101–109
Kawada G, Kataoka J, Amimoto K (1973) Disasters occurred in the mountainous areas in Aichi and Gifu prefectures induced by heavy rain of July 1972. In: Yano K (ed) Study on heavy-rain induced disasters in July 1972, Report of grant-in-aid for scientific research of natural disasters, pp 108–112 (in Japanese)
Kikuchi T (2001) Vegetation and landforms (Chikei shokusei-shi) Univ Tokyo Press, 220p (in Japanese)
Kikuchi T, Miura O (1991) Vegetation patterns in relation to micro-scale landforms with special reference to the lower sideslope. Ecol Rev 22: 61–70
Leopold LB, Wolman MG, Miller JP (1964) Fluvial processes in geomorphology. Freeman, 522p
Li Y, Tamura T (1999) Regolith slide recurrence history indicated by radiocarbon ages in the hills around Sendai. Sci Rep Tohoku Univ Ser 7 (Geogr) 49: 55–67
Machida H (1984) Large-scale rockslides, avalanches and related phenomena: A short review. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 6: 155–178 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Machida H, Miyagi T (2001) Mass-movements. In: Yonekura N, Kaizuka S, Nogami M, Chinzei K (eds) Regional geomorphology of the Japanese Islands (Nihon no chikei), Vol. 1: Introduction to Japanese geomorphology, Univ Tokyo Press, pp. 169–177 (in Japanese)
Matsubayashi T (2005) Comparison of vegetation structures along hillslopes at several hills around Sendai. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 57: 34–35 (Abstract in Japanese)
Matsubayashi T, Tamura T (2005) Mode and rate of soil creep by soil horizons: Device of a monitoring method and its application to forest-covered hillslopes in humid temperate climate. J Geogr 114: 751–766 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Miyashita K, Tamura T (2008) Difference in management and structure of secondary forests on hillslopes in the Iwadono Hills, Saitama Prefecture. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 60 (in press) (Abstract in Japanese)
Murakami W, Hosoda I (2007) Changes in the topography and vegetation on the upstream side after check dam construction. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 59: 99–110 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Nagamatsu D, Miura O (1997) Soil disturbance regime in relation to micro-scale landforms and its effects on vegetation structure in a hilly area in Japan. Plant Ecol 133: 191–200
Ohmori H (1983) Erosion rates and their relation to vegetation from the viewpoint of world-wide distribution. Bull Dep Geogr Univ Tokyo 65: 77–91
Sakio H (1997) Effects of natural distribution on the regression of riparian forests in the Chichibu Mopuntains, central Japan. Plant Ecol 132: 181–195
Sakio H, Yamamoto F (2002) Ecology of riparian forests. Univ Tokyo Press (in Japanese)
Sakio H, Kubo M, Shimano K, Ohno K (2002) Coexistence of three canopy tree species in a riparian forest in the Chichibu Mountains, central Japan. Folia Geobot 37: 45–61
Sakurai M, Sasaki Y (2006) Vegetation and slope disaster. In: Slope Engineering Subcommittee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (ed) Studies on monitoring of complex slope hazards induced by the Mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake, pp 83–90 (in Japanese)
Sasaki H (1990) Plants and vegetation of the Mitakesan Prefectural Nature Conservation Area. Research report of the Mitakesan Prefectural Nature Conservation Area, Miyagi Prefectural Government, pp 15–60 (in Japanese)
Shimokawa E, Jitousono T, Takano S (1989) Periodicity of shallow landslide on Shirasu (Ito Pyroclastic Plow Deposits) sleep slepes and prediction of potential landslide sites. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 10: 267–284 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tamura T (1969) A series of micro-landform units composing valley-heads in the hills near Sendai. Sci Rep Tohoku Univ Ser 7 (Geogr) 19: 111–127
Tamura T (1974) Miero-landform units composing a valley-head area and their geomorphic significance. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 26: 189–199 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tamura T (1981) Multiscale landform classification system in the hills of Japan, Part II: Application of the multiscale landform classification system to pure geomorphological studies of the hills of Japan. Sci Rep Tohoku Univ Ser 7 (Geogr) 31: 85–154
Tamura T (1987) Landform-soil features in the humid temperate hills. Pedologist 31: 135–146 (in Japanese)
Tamura T (1990) Geomorphology and geology of the Mitakesan Prefectural Nature Conservation Area. Research Report of the Mitakesan Prefectural Nature Conservation Area, Miyagi Prefectural Government pp 4–14 (in Japanese)
Tamura T (1990) Lower sideslopes in steeply sloping profiles: Its cognition and function. Ann Tohoku Geogr Ass 42: 192 (Abstract in Japanse)
Tamura T (2001) Hill landforms. In: Yonekura N, Kaizuka S, Nogami M, Chinzei K (eds) Regional geomorphology of the Japanese Islands (Nihon no chikei) Vol. 1: Introduction to Japanese geomorphology, Univ Tokyo Press, pp 210–222 (in Japansese)
Tamura T, Yoshinaga S (2007) Geomorphic factors. In: Japanese Soc of Pedology (ed) Japanese soils (Dojo o aishi dojo o mamoru-Nihon no dojo-), Hakuyusha, pp 21–24 (in Japanese)
Tamura T, Li Y, Chatterjee D, Yoshiki T, Matsubayashi T (2002a) Differential occurrence of rapid and slow mass-movements on segmented hillslopes and its implication in late Quaternary paleohydrology in Northeastern Japan. Catena 48: 89–105
Tamura T, Kato H, Matsubayashi T, Furuta T, Chattergee D, Li Y (2002b) Stepwise change in pipe-flow and occurrence of surface-slide with increase in rainfall: Observations in the hills around Sendai, northeastern Japan. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 23: 675–694 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Tamura T, Furuta T, Furuichi T, Li Y, Miyashita K (2007) Head hollows with a nest-of-box structure: Ttheir formation and hydrologeomorphic functions. Abstracts, Jpn Geoscience Union Mtg 2007 (abstract in Japanese and English, http://www.jpgu.org/publication/cd-rom/2007cd-rom/program/pdf/Z164/Z164-002.pdf http://www.pgu.org/publication/cd-rom/2007cd-rom/program/pdf/Z164/Z164-002_e.pdt)
Tsukamoto Y (1973) Study on the grouth of stream channel (I): Relationship between stream channel growth and landslides occurring during heavy rain. Shin-Sabo 87: 4–13
Yagi H, Yamasaki T, Iwamori T, Atsumi K (2005) Ladslides triggered by the Mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake in 2004 and their characteristics based on a detail mapping. J Jpn Soc Eng Geol 46: 145–152 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Yoshinaga S, Saijo K (1989) Slope development during Holocene reconstructed from alluvial cone and talus cone aggradation process. Trans Jpn Geomorph Union 10: 285–301 (in Japanese with English abstract)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tamura, T. (2008). Occurrence of hillslope processes affecting riparian vegetation in upstream watersheds of Japan. In: Sakio, H., Tamura, T. (eds) Ecology of Riparian Forests in Japan. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-76737-4_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-76737-4_2
Publisher Name: Springer, Tokyo
Print ISBN: 978-4-431-76736-7
Online ISBN: 978-4-431-76737-4
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)