Primary succession of the warm-temperate broad-leaved forest on a volcanic island, Miyake-jima, Japan

Kamijo, Takashi; Kitayama, Kanehiro; Sugawara, Akiko; Urushimichi, Shinya; Sasai, Kanako

doi:10.1007/bf02803192

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“…Despite these similarities, the speed of vegetation recovery on Mount Pinatubo is noteworthy, with dense cover of species occurring in less than 15 yr. This rapid recolonization contrasts with processes on lahars del Moral 2003, Weber et al 2006), pumice (Grishin et al 1996), scoria (Tsuyuzaki 1995), and lavas in cool temperate (del Moral and Grishin 1999) or warm temperate (Kamijo et al 2002) habitats.…”

Section: Other Volcanoesmentioning

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Primary Succession along an Elevation Gradient 15 Years after the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines

Marler

Moral

2011

Pacific Science

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Abstract:We determined vegetation structure and environmental variables in the Pasig-Potrero and Sacobia River systems on the east flank of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines, to define growth form and taxonomic groups that have influenced primary succession during the 15 yr since the eruption. We selected eight sites within an east-west range of 11.5 km, a north-south range of 7 km, and an elevation gradient of ca. 500 m. The 58 plant taxa we encountered among 63 sampled plots belonged to 21 families. Cover was dominated by Parasponia rugosa (tree) and Saccharum spontaneum (large grass). Cover of these two species was inversely related at the plot level. Exotic species represented nearly 60% of this flora but only 32% of the vegetation cover. Family richness was high for Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Poaceae. Elevation, distance to the caldera, and distance to human settlement exhibited the most control over the vegetation. The influence of elevation on cover, species composition, and structure differed in these adjacent canyons. Plot species richness, cover, and diversity indices were greatest at the highest elevation of the Pasig-Potrero River. On a small scale, current dominant species may control progression of species assemblages as mediated by geophysical, chemical, facilitative, and competitive changes. Our findings indicate that ongoing anthropogenic disturbances and the prevalence of exotic species may prevent the vegetation from returning to its preeruption state. The invasive Pennisetum setaceum and Chromolaena odorata were widespread in this landscape, and their negative influence on vegetation recovery is probable. Ours is the first detailed survey of vegetation on newly created volcanic surfaces in the region and provides a baseline for understanding the landscape-level processes determining continuing succession.

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Section: Other Volcanoesmentioning

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Primary Succession along an Elevation Gradient 15 Years after the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines

Marler

Moral

2011

Pacific Science

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“…Over half of temperate and tropical forests have been classified as regenerating, young secondary forests [2]. The dominance of secondary forest ecosystems has stimulated research on patterns of diversity, structure, and dynamics in tropical [3], subtropical [4] and temperate regions [5]. Because second growth forests are dynamic, any point on the landscape could represent a different stage of forest recovery [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Huang

Yao

et al. 2015

Tropical Conservation Science

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Clear-cutting has been a widespread commercial logging practice, causing substantial changes of biodiversity in many forests throughout the world. Forest recovery is a complex ecological process, and examining the recovery process after clear-cutting is important for forest conservation and management. In the present study, we established fourteen 20 m × 20 m plots in three recovery stages (20-year-old second growth, 35-year-old second growth and old growth) and explored the changes in evergreen and deciduous species diversity after clear-cutting in a subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forest in central China. The results showed that total species richness was highest at the intermediate recovery stage. The species richness and stem abundance of evergreen species increased, while total and deciduous species stem abundance decreased with forest recovery.The basal area of both total and evergreen species increased, while that of the deciduous species showed a unimodal pattern. The abiotic conditions varied with the recovery process. Changes in species compositions were generally correlated with soil pH, total phosphorus, and CO. Our results suggest that deciduous species richness and stem abundance can recover after 20-35 years, but evergreen species need more time to recover following clear-cutting.

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“…Before the eruption, a mixed forest of deciduous Prunus apeciosa and Styrax japonica var. kotoensis, and evergreen Machilus thunbergii had been recorded on the lava flow from the 1874 eruption (10). Since the eruption in 2000, the site has remained essentially unvegetated even up to our survey in February 2009.…”

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“…Since the eruption in 2000, the site has remained essentially unvegetated even up to our survey in February 2009. A reference soil sample was taken at site CL which was unaffected by the 2000 eruption in the west of the island: the soil was over 800 years old and dominated by Castanopsis sieboldii and Carex oshimensis (10). Samples were taken in March, 2008 and kept in plastic bags and at 4°C until the bacteriological analysis.…”

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Nitrogenase Activity (Acetylene Reduction) of an Iron-Oxidizing Leptospirillum Strain Cultured as a Pioneer Microbe from a Recent Volcanic Deposit on Miyake-Jima, Japan

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The genus Leptospirillum is known to dominate acid mine drainage and bioleaching systems. In this paper, we describe the isolation of iron-oxidizing bacteria closely related to Leptospirillum ferrooxidans from an acidic volcanic ash deposit on the island of Miyake (Miyake-jima), Japan. We further show the nitrogenase activity (acetylene reduction) for one (strain C2-1) of the isolates. The deposit harbored 1.2×10 8 total direct count (g dry weight)−1 and 7.1×10 5(most-probable-number, MPN) (g dry weight) −1 of iron-oxidizer. A ferrous iron-limited, aerobic chemostat culture using Leptospirillum HH medium (pH 1.8) was performed to select and isolate the Leptospirillum group. Nine isolates were regarded as pure cultures based on uniform colony morphology on Fe 2+ -containing silica gel plates and absence of growth on 100-fold diluted nutrient broth plates. Six strains examined further shared 99.9-100% identity in 16S rRNA gene sequence with each other. Homology-based searches showed that all of the strains belonged to the Leptospirillum ferrooxidans clade. Strain C2-1 grown in ammonium sulfate-free Leptospirillum HH medium (pH 1.8) showed an initial rate of acetylene reduction of 58 µmol h −1 (g cell carbon) −1 .

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Primary succession of the warm-temperate broad-leaved forest on a volcanic island, Miyake-jima, Japan

Cited by 80 publications

References 32 publications

Primary Succession along an Elevation Gradient 15 Years after the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines

Primary Succession along an Elevation Gradient 15 Years after the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines

Changes in the Diversity of Evergreen and Deciduous Species During Natural Recovery Following Clear-Cutting in a Subtropical Evergreen-Deciduous Broadleaved Mixed Forest of Central China

Nitrogenase Activity (Acetylene Reduction) of an Iron-Oxidizing Leptospirillum Strain Cultured as a Pioneer Microbe from a Recent Volcanic Deposit on Miyake-Jima, Japan

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