Interactions among dwarf bamboo, litter and consumption by small vertebrates place multiple constraints on the establishment of native tree seedlings in a Japanese agricultural landscape
Yoshinori Tokuoka1,*, Kentaro Ohigashi2, Koji Watanabe3, Hiroshi Yamaguchi3, Takahiro Ara3 and Nobukazu Nakagoshi4
1 Division of Biodiversity, Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan 2 Division of Informatics and Inventory, Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan 3 Department of Planning and Coordination, Tsukuba Technical Support Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan 4 Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8529, Japan
*Correspondence address. Division of Biodiversity, Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan. Tel.: +81-29-838-8245; Fax: +81-29-838-8199; E-mail: tokuoka@affrc.go.jp
Yoshinori Tokuoka, Kentaro Ohigashi, Koji Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Takahiro Ara and Nobukazu Nakagoshi. Interactions among dwarf bamboo, litter and consumption by small vertebrates place multiple constraints on the establishment of native tree seedlings in a Japanese agricultural landscape[J]. J Plant Ecol, 2019, 12(2): 292-305.