Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests

This open access book presents and analyzes the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research in riparian forest ecosystems with the aim of casting light on changes in the dynamics of riparian forests over time. The research, focusing on

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Hitoshi Sakio Editor

Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests

Ecological Research Monographs Series Editor Yoh Iwasa, Department of Bioscience, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan

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Hitoshi Sakio Editor

Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests

Editor Hitoshi Sakio Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability Niigata University Niigata, Japan

ISSN 2191-0707 ISSN 2191-0715 (electronic) Ecological Research Monographs ISBN 978-981-15-3008-1 ISBN 978-981-15-3009-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8 This book is an open access publication. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Preface

This book represents the results of more than 30 years of long-term ecological research (LTER) in riparian forest ecosystems. Considerable LTER has been conducted, and I want more people to recognize its importance and support it in the future. Hence, I will make this book available open access to the world. LTER on forests is important, both to clarify the life history characteristics of the constituent tree species of forests and to observe forest changes directly. LTER can also capture phenomena that could not have been predicted at the beginning of the st